R v Patterson
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1970 |
| Date | 01 January 1970 |
| Court | Court of Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) |
(C.C.A.)
Regina
and
Patterson
Medical evidence - Hospital order - Mental Health Act (Northern Ireland),1961 (c. 15), s. 48.
A court before making a hospital order under section 48 of the Mental Health Act (Northern Ireland), 1961, must be satisfied that the medical evidence required by section 48 (1) (a) of the Act is before it. Quaere.Whether a hospital order can be combined with a sentence of imprisonment when an accused is convicted on more than one count.
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Hksar v Lee Siu Tai
...Kong authorities on this point. 9. A similar issue was raised before the Court of Criminal Appeal of Northern Ireland in R. v. Patterson [1970] N.I.8. In that case, the appellant Patterson pleaded guilty to seven counts in an indictment involving offences of dishonesty, violence and crimina......
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Hksar v Lee Siu Tai
...Kong authorities on this point. 9. A similar issue was raised before the Court of Criminal Appeal of Northern Ireland in R. v. Patterson [1970] N.I.8. In that case, the appellant Patterson pleaded guilty to seven counts in an indictment involving offences of dishonesty, violence and crimina......
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Hksar v Lee Siu Tai
...Kong authorities on this point. 9. A similar issue was raised before the Court of Criminal Appeal of Northern Ireland in R. v. Patterson [1970] N.I.8. In that case, the appellant Patterson pleaded guilty to seven counts in an indictment involving offences of dishonesty, violence and crimina......
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Hksar v Lee Siu Tai
...Kong authorities on this point. 9. A similar issue was raised before the Court of Criminal Appeal of Northern Ireland in R. v. Patterson [1970] N.I.8. In that case, the appellant Patterson pleaded guilty to seven counts in an indictment involving offences of dishonesty, violence and crimina......