The Weekly Law Reports
[2002] 2 WLR 524
House of Lords
Regina
v
Jones (Anthony)
[2002] UKHL 5
2001 Nov 21,
22;
2002 Feb 20
2002 Feb 20
Lord Bingham of Cornhill, Lord Nolan, Lord Hoffmann, Lord Hutton and Lord Rodger of Earlsferry
Crime
— Practice
— Trial
— Defendant absconding before trial
— Whether appropriate to proceed with trial where defendant absent and unrepresented
— Exercise of judge's discretion