R v Chard

Subject Matter

CRIME — Evidence — Medical evidence — No issue of insanity diminished responsibility or mental illness — Evidence inadmissible on issue of intent

(1971) 56 Cr App R 268

CRIME — Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) — Reference by Secretary of State — Power to refer “whole case” — Whether consideration of court confined to grounds of reference — Criminal Appeal Act 1968, s 17(1)(a)

[1984] AC 279; [1983] 3 WLR 835

JUDICIAL PRECEDENT — Statute — Construction — Re-enactment of statutory provision — Use of interpreted word in subsequent statute — Proper approach to construction

[1984] AC 279; [1983] 3 WLR 835