Berry (Linton) v R

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CourtPrivy Council
Judgment Date1992
Date1992
Year1992

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  • R v Webley (Herald)
    • Jamaica
    • Supreme Court (Jamaica)
    • 7 December 2006
    ...anything deliberate or malicious in the failure to deliver the second statement said to have been taken from Mr. Gray. The cases of Linton Berry v R. (1992) 29 J.L.R. 206 and Richard Hall v R. (1997) 34 J.L.R. 691 establish that the prosecution should disclose copies of such relevant statem......
  • Fuller v The Attorney General
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • 16 October 1998
    ...in the preparation of his defence. In making this suggestion, their Lordships have in mind the judgment delivered by Lord Lowry in Berry Linton v. R (1992) 41 W.I.R. 244 at page 253 where he said:– ‘…in a civilised community the most suitable ways of achieving such fairness (which should no......
  • Wayne Hamil v R
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • 26 March 2021
    ...on good character were flawed and fell short of the guidance given by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in Linton Berry v R (1992) 41 WIR 244. He contended that the learned trial judge was under a duty to tailor make his directions on good character in keeping with the issues of ......
  • R v Berry (Linton)
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • 30 July 1999
    ...of bad character. That's how the character evidence operates. So youtake that into consideration." (Emphasis added) 76 In Berry vs R. (1992) 41 WIR 244 the Board of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (per Lord Lowry) referred to the cases of R v Bellis [1966] 1 All ER 552, [1966]......
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