Hearings
England & Wales
(1987) 86 Cr App R 40, CA
08 Dec 1988 [1989] AC 836; [1989] 2 WLR 37; [1989] 1 All ER 22; 88 Cr App R 252, HL(E)
R v Bellman
Subject Matter
CRIME — Indictment — Alternative counts — Charges of obtaining property by deception — Alternative charges of conspiracy to evade prohibition on importation of controlled drugs — Deception counts contradictory to conspiracy counts — Whether misjoinder — Whether prosecution required to make election as to which counts to proceed with
[1989] AC 836; [1989] 2 WLR 37; (1987) 86 Cr App R 40
Appellate History
R v Bellman (1987) 86 Cr App R 40, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) reversed
R v Bellman [1989] AC 836; [1989] 2 WLR 37; [1989] 1 All ER 22; 88 Cr App R 252, HL(E)
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Handling Stolen Goods - Relationship between Handling and other Offences
B4.175
Handling Stolen Goods - Relationship between Handling and other Offences B4.176
Deception and Fraud: The Old and New Law - Transitional Provisions and Pre-commencement Offences B5.3
Joinder of Counts in an Indictment - First Limb of CrimPR 3.29(4): Charges Founded on the Same Facts - Joinder of Mutually Destructive Counts D11.67
Joinder of Counts in an Indictment - First Limb of CrimPR 3.29(4): Charges Founded on the Same Facts - Joinder of Mutually Destructive Counts D11.68
Joinder of Counts in an Indictment - First Limb of CrimPR 3.29(4): Charges Founded on the Same Facts - Application of the Decision in Bellman D11.69
Submission of No Case to Answer - Mutually Destructive Counts D16.61
Submission of No Case to Answer - Prima Facie Case against Two Accused D16.62