Ratten v The Queen

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Judgment Date1971
Date1971
Year1971
CourtPrivy Council
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300 cases
  • R v Blastland
    • United Kingdom
    • House of Lords
    • 25 July 1985
    ...I derive no assistance from it. 26 The authority on which Mr. Judge places greatest reliance is the decision of the Privy Council in Ratten v. The Queen [1972] A.C. 378, dismissing an appeal from the Supreme Court of Victoria against the appellant's conviction of murder. The appellant's wif......
  • Powell v R
    • Cayman Islands
    • Court of Appeal (Cayman Islands)
    • 1 December 1988
    ...(1987), 84 Cr. App. R. 382, dicta of Lord Ackner applied. (2) R. v. BradleyUNK(1980), 70 Cr. App. R. 200, considered. (3) Ratten v. R., [1972] A.C. 378; [1971] 3 All E.R. 801; (1972), 56 Cr. App. R. 18, distinguished. Evidence-res gestae-scope of rule-statement admissible if sufficiently sp......
  • Public Prosecutor v Mohd Amin Mohd Razali
    • Malaysia
    • High Court (Malaysia)
    • 1 January 2002
  • Walton v R
    • Australia
    • High Court
    • Invalid date
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2 firm's commentaries
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 11 – November 15, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • 22 November 2019
    ...ONCA 177, R. v. Khan (1988), 42 C.C.C. (3d) 197 (Ont. C.A.), aff'd [1990] 2 S.C.R. 531, R. v. Nurse, 2019 ONCA 260, Ratten v. The Queen, [1972] A.C. 378 (P.C.), R. v. Nicholas (2004), 182 C.C.C. (3d) 393 (Ont. C.A.), leave to appeal refused, [2004] S.C.C.A. No. 225, R. v. Tash, 2013 ONCA 38......
  • COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (NOVEMBER 11 – NOVEMBER 15, 2019)
    • United States
    • LexBlog United States
    • 17 November 2019
    ...ONCA 177, R. v. Khan (1988), 42 C.C.C. (3d) 197 (Ont. C.A.), aff’d [1990] 2 S.C.R. 531, R. v. Nurse, 2019 ONCA 260, Ratten v. The Queen, [1972] A.C. 378 (P.C.), R. v. Nicholas (2004), 182 C.C.C. (3d) 393 (Ont. C.A.), leave to appeal refused, [2004] S.C.C.A. No. 225, R. v. Tash, 2013 ONCA 38......
17 books & journal articles
  • Whither, hither and thither, Res Gestae? A comparative analysis of its relevance and application
    • United Kingdom
    • International Journal of Evidence & Proof, The No. 25-4, October 2021
    • 1 October 2021
    ...or startling or dramatic as to dominate the15. RvBedingf‌ield [1879] 14 Cox CC 341.16. RvGibson (1887) 18 QBD 537.17. Ratten vThe Queen [1972] AC 378 at 389.18. Ibid. at 387. In Ratten, the accused was charged with shooting his wife to death. The telephone operator testif‌ied that shereceiv......
  • Subject Index
    • United Kingdom
    • International Journal of Evidence & Proof, The No. 9-4, December 2005
    • 1 December 2005
    ...of McGowan) v BrentJustices [2001] EWHC Admin 814, [2002]Crim LR 412 .................................................2 88Ratten v R [1972] AC 378 .............................120Refik Saric v Denmark (App. No. 31913/96)...................................................................... ......
  • Fight, flight, freeze…or lie? Rethinking the principles of res gestae evidence in light of its revival
    • United Kingdom
    • International Journal of Evidence & Proof, The No. 27-1, January 2023
    • 1 January 2023
    ...Commission. Tapper and Cross noted, in 1985 and3. Myers [1965] AC 1001, cited in The Law Commission, 1995: 23.4. Ratten vThe Queen (1972) 56 Cr App R 18 (Privy Council).5. Andrews [1987] AC 281.6. Benz vThe Queen (1989) 168 CLR 110.7. ‘Professor Wigmore extolled the reliability of a stateme......
  • Fight, flight, freeze…or lie? Rethinking the principles of res gestae evidence in light of its revival
    • United Kingdom
    • International Journal of Evidence & Proof, The No. 27-1, January 2023
    • 1 January 2023
    ...Commission. Tapper and Cross noted, in 1985 and3. Myers [1965] AC 1001, cited in The Law Commission, 1995: 23.4. Ratten vThe Queen (1972) 56 Cr App R 18 (Privy Council).5. Andrews [1987] AC 281.6. Benz vThe Queen (1989) 168 CLR 110.7. ‘Professor Wigmore extolled the reliability of a stateme......
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