Director of Public Prosecutions v White

Subject Matter

COURT OF APPEAL — Jamaica — Court of Appeal — Powers — Appeal against conviction — Error of law on face of record — Court holding trial nullity — Conviction quashed — Jurisdiction to order new trial or direct entry of verdict of acquittal — Judicature (Appellate Jurisdiction) Act, s 14 (1) (2)

[1978] AC 426; [1977] 3 WLR 447