R v Atkinson
Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
Judge | LORD JUSTICE EDMUND DAVIES |
Judgment Date | 27 February 1970 |
Judgment citation (vLex) | [1970] EWCA Crim J0227-3 |
Court | Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) |
Docket Number | No. 2316A/69 |
Date | 27 February 1970 |
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