The Weekly Law Reports
[2018] 3 WLR 52
Court of Appeal
Queen’s Bench Division
Regina
v
Robinson (Anthony)
Regina (Robinson)
v
Independent Adjudicator
[2017] EWCA Crim 936
2017 June 14
Sir Brian Leveson P, Haddon-Cave J, Judge Inman QC
Prisons— Discipline— Independent adjudicator— Prisoner charged with criminal offence of escape from lawful custody after absconding from prison— Prisoner also charged by prison authorities with disciplinary charge of escaping from prison— Independent adjudicator sentencing prisoner to 14 days’ imprisonment on disciplinary charge— Prisoner subsequently sentenced to three months’ imprisonment on criminal charge— Whether decision of independent adjudicator in excess of jurisdiction— Whether to be quashed—
Prison Rules 1999 (SI 1999/728), r 51(7)