Hearings
22 Feb 1968 [1968] 2 QB 93; [1968] 2 WLR 1002; [1968] 1 All ER 1191, DC
Lawrence v Same
Subject Matter
JUSTICES — Appeal to quarter sessions — Jurisdiction — Appeal to quarter sessions against conviction for malicious wounding — Conviction for common assault substituted — Whether jurisdiction in quarter sessions or justices to convict of lesser offence
[1968] 2 QB 93; [1968] 2 WLR 1062
LAW REFORM — Whether necessary — Justices — Inability to substitute lesser sentence on appeal
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Pleas which May be Tendered - Alternative Offences
D22.3
Decision on the Issue of Guilt - Guilty of a Lesser Offence D22.70