Re Featherstone
Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
Year | 1953 |
Date | 1953 |
Court | Chancery Division |
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7 cases
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O'Farrell v Governor of Portlaoise Prison
...v. The Governor of Cloverhill Prison [2011] IESC 41, (Unreported, Supreme Court, 28 October 2011). Re William Oswald Featherstone (1953) 37 Cr. App. R. 146. H.I. v. M.G. (Child abduction: Wrongful removal) [2000] 1 I.R. 110; [1999] 2 I.L.R.M. 1. Joyce v. Governor of the Dóchas Centre [2012]......
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Linnett v Coles
...occurred, recourse had to be made to the writ of error; and since that year to appeals under the Criminal Appeals Acts 1907 to 1968. In Re Featherstone (1953) 37 C.A.R. 146, Lord Goddard C.J., that master of Crown practice, said at page 147: "The court does not grant, and cannot grant, writ......
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Justice for Families Ltd v Secretary of State for Justice
...1 WLR 325, Linnett v Coles [1987] QB 555 and West v HM Prison Bure [2013] EWCA Civ 604. As Lord Goddard CJ said in Re William Oswald Featherstone (1953) 37 Cr App R 146, 147: "The court does not grant, and cannot grant, writs of habeas corpus to persons who are in execution, that is to say,......
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State (McDonagh) v Frawley
...Bill, 1976 [1977] I.R. 159. 4 The State (Cannon) v. Kavanagh [1937] I.R. 428. 5 In re Beggs [1944] N.I. 121. 6 In re Featherstone (1953) 37 Cr. App. R. 146. 7 Athanassiadis v. Government of Greece [1971] A.C. 282. Constitution - Personal rights - Liberty - Habeas corpus - Convicted prisoner......
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