The Law Reports (Appeal Cases)
[2001] 1 AC 340
House of Lords
Regina
v
Antoine
1999 April 19;
29
1999 Dec 9;
2000 March 30
1999 Dec 9;
2000 March 30
Lord Bingham of Cornhill CJ, McKinnon and Bracewell JJ Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead, Lord Mackay of Clashfern, Lord Nolan, Lord Hope of Craighead and Lord Hutton
Crime
— Plea
— Fitness to plead
— Defendant charged on indictment with murder
— Finding of unfitness to plead
— Jury determining whether defendant did act charged
— Whether concerned with mental element
— Whether defence of diminished responsibility available
— Whether defendant's counsel at trial authorised to prosecute appeal
— Whether defendant's costs to be ordered out of central funds
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Homicide Act 1957 (5 & 6 Eliz 2, c 11), s 2
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Criminal Procedure (Insanity) Act 1964 (c 84), ss 4, 4A (as substituted by Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991 (c 25), s 2)
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Criminal Appeal Act 1968 (c 19), s 15 (as amended by Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991, s 7, Sch 3, para 2)
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Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (c 23), s 19(3)(d) (as inserted by Criminal Procedure (Insanity and Unfitness to Plead) Act 1991, s 7, Sch 3, para 8)
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Costs in Criminal Cases (General) Regulations 1986 (SI 1986 No 1335), Part IIIA, regs 13A–13C (as inserted by Costs in Criminal Cases (General) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 (SI 1992 No 323), reg 2)
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