R v Governor of Winson Green Prison ex parte Littlejohn
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 22 April 1975 |
| Date | 22 April 1975 |
| Court | Divisional Court |
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Shannon v Fanning
...[1973] A.C. 931; [1973] 2 W.L.R. 746; [1973] 2 A4.E.R. 204. 18 R. v. Governor of Winson Green Prison, Birmingham, Ex parte Littlejohn [1975] 1 W.L.R. 893; [1975] 3 A4.E.R. 108; [1975]. 19 R. v. Governor of Pentonville Prison, Ex parte Budlong [1980] 1 W. L. R. 1110; [1980] 1 A11.E.R. 701. 2......
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Russell v Fanning
...Prison, ex parte Cheng [1973] A.C. 931; [1973] 2 W.L.R. 746; [1973] 2 All E.R. 204. Re Keane [1971] 1 All E.R. 1163. Re Littlejohn [1975] 1 W.L.R. 893; [1975] 3 All E.R. 204. McGlinchey v. Wren [1982] I.R. 154; [1983] I.L.R.M. 169. McMahon v. Leahy [1984] I.R. 525; [1985] I.L.R.M. 422. Shan......
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T v Secretary of State for the Home Department
...whether it is political qua 'act' but whether it is political qua 'offence'." 63This principle was applied in Reg. v. Governor of Winson Green Prison, Ex parte Littlejohn [1975] 3 All E.R. 208; it is one of a battery of tests proposed in the Handbook; and it has been adopted (at least as a......
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T v Secretary of State for the Home Department
...a political offence, was adopted by Lord Widgery, Lord Chief Justice, in R v Governor of Winson Green, Ex parte LittlejohnUNK ((1975) 3 All ER 208), in which the Divisional Court, refusing extradition to the Republic of Ireland, had concluded that an armed bank robbery committed by the appl......
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Extradition Between the UK and Ireland After Brexit—Understanding the Past and Present to Prepare for the Future
...2019) 151 et seq; Hoganand Delany (n 33).39. [1972] AC 204. See also R v Governor of Winson Green Prison, Birmingham, ex p Littlejohn [1975] 3 All ER 208.40. See Hogan and Delany (n 33) 103–104.41. Ibid 119. It is notable that while the approach in the UK was retrospective, that in Ireland ......