R v Sheffield Crown Court, ex parte Headley
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 19 August 1999 |
| Date | 19 August 1999 |
| Court | Queen's Bench Division |
Queen's Bench Divisional Court
Before Lord Justice Rose, Mr Justice Alliott and Mr Justice Curtis
Criminal procedure - matters relating to bail - not apt for extending custody time limit
Matters relevant to granting or refusing bail under the Bail Act 1976 such as the seriousness of the offence, the need to protect the public and the shortness of time of the extension required could not of themselves provide a good and sufficient cause for extending a custody time limit.
The Queen's Bench Divisional Court (Lord Justice Rose, Mr Justice Alliott and Mr Justice Curtis) so held on August 19, when allowing the application of Mr Prince Charles Headley for judicial review of the decision of Judge Crabtree at Sheffield Crown Court to extend his time limits in custody from August 3, to August 21, 1999.
LORD JUSTICE ROSE said that many difficulties frequently arising in relation to custody time limits could be avoided if crown court judges fixed trial dates at the earliest possible moment and dealt with custody time limits and prosecution and defence hearings or any other matters on the occasion on which the trial...
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