Byers (Everette) v R

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Judgment Date1996
Date1996
Year1996
CourtPrivy Council
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5 cases
  • Travis Duporte v DPP
    • St Kitts & Nevis
    • Court of Appeal (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
    • 6 March 2009
    ...if the Judge draws the attention of the jury to material discrepancies and weaknesses going to the root of the prosecution case. Byers (Everette) v R (1996) 49 WIR 83, P.C. followed. 4. In a case where a man's life is at stake, the Court must conform to the strictures of the law, the sen......
  • Malcolm Maduro Appellant v The Queen Respondent
    • British Virgin Islands
    • Court of Appeal (British Virgin Islands)
    • 19 December 2008
    ...was not prejudiced by the fact that the judge did not specifically address minor details in the evidence. R v Lawrence [1982] AC 510 and Byers v R (1996) 49 WIR 83 applied. (6) It was permissible for the prosecution to adduce evidence of possible lies told by Mr. Maduro in relation to a ......
  • Malcolm Maduro Appellant v The Queen Respondent
    • British Virgin Islands
    • Court of Appeal (British Virgin Islands)
    • 19 December 2008
    ...by the fact that the judge did not specifically address minor details in the evidence. R v Lawrence [1982] AC 510 and Byers v R (1996) 49 WIR 83 applied. (6) It was permissible for the prosecution to adduce evidence of possible lies told by Mr. Maduro in relation to a telephone call to his......
  • Maduro v The Queen
    • British Virgin Islands
    • Court of Appeal (British Virgin Islands)
    • 19 December 2008
    ...by the fact that the judge did not specifically address minor details in the evidence. R v Lawrence [1982] A.C. 510 and Byers v. R (1996) 49 W.I.R. 83 applied. (6) It was permissible for the prosecution to adduce evidence of possible lies told by Mr. Maduro in relation to a telephone call t......
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