R v Berrada
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Date | 1991 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) |
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31 cases
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Nigel Hunter and Others v R
...conviction was quashed on grounds other than the judge's direction, namely the use made of the convictions at trial by the prosecution. 7 Berrada (1990) 91 Cr.App.R. 131 and Marr (1990) 90 Cr.App.R. 154 were appeals from the same trial judge. In both cases the judge failed to direct the j......
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Jagdeo Singh v State of Trinidad and Tobago
...than one defendant where one is of good character and one is not, virtually all the numerous decisions since Reg. v Berrada (Note) 91 Cr. App. R. 131 have reiterated that the first limb direction is necessary wherever the defendant has given evidence. This has been held to be so even when,......
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Dwayne White v R
...first time. Instead of highlighting the points in the evidence upon which the defence ‘sought legitimately to rely’ (per Waterhouse J, in R v Berrada (1990) 91 Cr App R 131, 133), it was submitted, the judge had embarked on a line of questioning of the appellant which was unfair, ‘as it was......
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Tinker v R
...[1996] 1 Cr App R 207 CA., where certain passages of the summing up were criticized as being the ‘stuff of advocacy’. In R v. Berrada, 91 Cr App R 131, CA, Waterhouse J. giving the judgment of the court on an appeal against conviction for attempted rape, referred to the fact that the appel......
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