Practice Direction (Crime: Majority Verdict)
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judge | THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE |
| Judgment Date | 11 May 1970 |
| Judgment citation (vLex) | [1970] EWCA Crim J0511-1 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) |
| Date | 11 May 1970 |
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R v Lee Steven Shields
...at least two hours for deliberation." 18 This provision was subsequently enlarged by a Practice Direction: (Crime: Majority Verdict) [1970] 1 WLR 916. 19 The material part of that being: "In future any verdict of a majority of a jury shall not be accepted until two hours and 10 minutes hav......
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Roberts v R
...directions were given with respect to such verdicts by Practice Direction (1967) 51 Cr. App. R. 454 and Practice Direction (1970) 54 Cr. App. R. 373. These directions are followed in Barbados with adaptations to conform to the corresponding provisions of the Barbados Statute. According to......
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DPP v Kelly
...PROSECUTIONS -v- KELLY Citations: CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 1984 S25(3) R V ADAMS 52 CAR 588, R V BATESON 54 CAR 373 PRACTICE DIRECTION 1970 1 WLR 916 Synopsis: CRIMINAL LAW Trial Jury - Verdict - Deliberations - Duration - Minimum period - Statutory provision requiring two hours deliberation w......
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Jobe v The Queen
...Jury Act, that circumstance is fatal to the conviction. 20 The Court's attention has been drawn to a 1970 English Practice Direction [1970] 1 W.L.R. 916 that sought to address the issues that arose in that country with respect to a comparable section of the law. Presumably, for the avoidan......
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