R v Pettipher (Martin Robert)

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
JudgeMR JUSTICE SCHIEMANN
Judgment Date20 June 1989
Judgment citation (vLex)[1989] EWCA Crim J0620-3
Date20 June 1989
Docket NumberNo. 89/0016/X4
CourtCourt of Appeal (Criminal Division)

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  • O'Donoghue v R
    • Cayman Islands
    • Court of Appeal (Cayman Islands)
    • 10 December 1998
    ...of 1997; on appeal, C.A., April 8th, 1998, Crim. App. No. 50 of 1997, unreported. (6) -R. v. PettipherUNK(1989), 11 Cr. App. R. (S.) 321; [1991] RTR 183, applied. (7) -R. v. Shepherd, Att. Gen.”s Reference (Nos. 14 & 24 of 1993), [1994] 1 W.L.R. 530; [1994] 2 All E.R. 242; [1994] RTR 49, co......
  • R v France (Brian)
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 10 May 2002
    ...14 and 24 of 1993, to which we have already referred, at page 644 the court said as follows: "… as has been said before in Boswell and in Pettipher (1989) 11 Cr App R(S) 321, although it may be fortuitous and therefore strictly illogical, the fact that the offence caused more than one death......
  • Re Attorney General's Reference (No.152 of 2002); R v Robert Charles Cooksley
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 3 April 2003
    ......In his foreword, the Chairman of the Panel, Professor Martin Wasik, pointed out that: "This offence causes particular difficulty for sentencers. By definition, it is one which always gives rise to ......
  • Attorney General's Reference (Nos. 14 and 24 of 1993); R v Shepherd; R v Wernet
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 17 December 1993
    ...caused by drivers with excess alcohol. 9 In regard to that final element of public perception, as has been said before in Boswell and in R v Pettipher 11 Cr App R(S) 321, although it may be fortuitous and therefore strictly illogical, the fact that the offence caused more than one death is ......
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