Mears (Byfield) v R
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Judgment Date | 1993 |
| Year | 1993 |
| Date | 1993 |
| Court | Privy Council |
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34 cases
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Douglas (Eaton) v R
...or not they would accept the "fingerprint evidence" and the evidence of Larmond as to how the prints might have got on the window. In Mears v. R [1993] 42 W.I.R. 284 their Lordships were of the view that it was difficult to see how a judge could usurp the jury's function short of withdrawi......
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Dalton Russell v R
...consequently, it was said, the defence was not fairly and fully put to the jury. In this regard, reliance was placed on the decisions in Mears v. R. (1993) 42 WIR 284 and The State v. Singh (1995) 51 WIR 128. 24 In Mears , a case from this jurisdiction, the prosecution's case was that the......
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Sheldon Bain v The Queen
...deprived of the substance of a fair trial. R v Nelson [1997] Crim LR 234 applied; Harewood (Vincent) v R (1994) 48 WIR 32 considered; Mears (Byfield) v R (1993) 42 WIR 284 considered. 7. It has long been recognised that experience and knowledge in an area is sufficient to make opinion evi......
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