Mitchell v DPP
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Court | Privy Council |
| Judgment Date | 1985 |
| Year | 1985 |
| Date | 1985 |
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6 cases
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Attorney General Appellant v [1] Bernard Coard [2] Callistus Bernard [3] Lester Redhead [4] Christopher Stroude [5] Hudson Austin [6] Liam James [7] Leon Cornwall [8] John Anthony Ventour [9] Dave Bartholomew [10] Ewart Layne [11] Colville Mc Barnette [12] Selwyn Stachan [13] Cecil Prime Respondents [ECSC]
... ... The history of the several trials and appeals relating to this matter is recited in the headnote to the case Mitchell and Others v. Attorney General of Grenada and Another 27 and in the judgment of Liverpool J.A. at pages 215 and 216 of that report. In that case, which was an appeal to this court by these respondents and others, it was held that this court has no jurisdiction to hear, re-hear, determine or ... ...
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Byrne v DPP
... ... BRADDISH v DPP & JUDGE HAUGH 2001 3 IR 127 2002 1 ILRM 151 2001/2/351 DUNNE v DPP 2002 2 IR 305 2002 2 ILRM 241 2002/7/1645 SCULLY v DPP 2005 1 IR 242 2005 2 ILRM 203 2005/54/11281 2005 IESC 11 BOWES & MCGRATH v DPP 2003 2 IR 25 2003/6/1129 MITCHELL v DPP 2000 2 ILRM 396 SCULLY v DPP UNREP KEARNS 21.11.2003 2003/47/11429 FAGAN v JUDGES OF THE CIRCUIT CRIMINAL COURT & DPP UNREP DUNNE 28.4.2006 2006/23/4765 2006 IEHC 151 LUDLOW v DPP 2009 1 IR 640 2008/36/7748 2008 IESC 54 MCHUGH v DPP UNREP SUPREME 12.2.2009 ... ...
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Attorney General for Saint Christopher and Nevis v Rodionov
...and other later instruments, have superseded the old prerogative power formerly exercised by the King in Council: Mitchell v Director of Public Prosecutions [1986] AC 73, 78; Walker v The Queen [1994] 2 AC 36, 44; De Morgan v Director-General of Social Welfare [1998] AC 275, 284-285. If, pr......
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Bernard Coard and Others John Anthony Ventour and Others v Attorney General
...of Grenada for the appellants to be sentenced in accordance with the construction of section 230People's Law No 84 of 1979: see Mitchell v Director of Public Prosecutions [1986] AC 73. 5 At the trial, the appellants withdrew instructions from their counsel and took no part. In fact they beh......
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6 books & journal articles
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Extra-Constitutional Notions in Australian Constitutional Law
...[1986]LRC(Const)1(Nigeria CA); Mitchell vDPP[1985]LRC(Const)127(GrenadaHC),affirmed [1986]LRC(Const)35(CA),andsee also Mitchell vDPP [1986]AC73(PC).Thereis avastliteratureonthis subject. eg LWolf-Phillips, Constitutional Legitimacy: AStudyojthe DoctrineojNecessity(ndc1980); M M Stavsky,"The......
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The privy council or a Caribbean final court of appeal?
...The Privy Council itself upheld the validity of that legislation in Andy Mitchell and Others v, The D.P. P.(1986) L.R.C. (Const.) 35; (1986) A.C.73. 4 By the Constitutional Judicature (Restoration) Act, No. 19 of 1991 and the West Indies Associated States Supreme Court (Grenada) Act (Re-ena......
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Bibliography
...of James Alva Bain as a member of the Public Service Commission , High Court Action No.3260 of 1987. Mitchell & Others v DPP and Another [1985] 3 WLR 724 (P.C.). Somerset v Stewart (1772) 98 ER 499 Official Publications Address by His Excellency Mr Bharrat Jagdeo President of the Republic o......
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Introduction. Revolutionary Legality
...of Grenada v Bernard Coard and Others (Civil Appeal No. 10 of 2004). 57. [2007] UK PC 7. 58. [2002] 2 AC 259. 59. [2006] 1 WLR 1623. 60. [1986] AC 73. 61. [2002] 2 AC 235. xliv | Kelsen in the Grenada Court 62. See supra, note 58. 63. [2002] 2 AC 284. 64. See supra, note 59. ...
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