R v Twomey (John)

Hearings

England & Wales

18 Jun 2009 [2009] EWCA Crim 1035; [2010] 1 WLR 630; [2009] 3 All ER 1002; [2009] 2 Cr App R 25; [2009] WLR (D) 199; [2010] Crim LR 82; The Times, 25 June 2009, CA (Lord Judge CJ, Goldring LJ, McCombe J)

Additional names

R v Blake (Peter)

R v Cameron (Glen)

R v Hibberd (Barry)

R v T, B, C & H

Subject Matter

CRIME — Practice — Trial — Trial without jury — Prosecution seeking trial without jury due to real danger of jury-tampering — Whether criminal standard of proof to be applied in determining whether conditions for trial without jury fulfilled — Whether evidence in support of application to be disclosed to defendants — Whether evidence inadmissible at trial admissible in relation to existence of real and present danger of jury tampering — Whether proposed measures for protecting jury reasonable — Relevant factors for court to consider — Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt I, art 6 — Criminal Justice Act 2003, ss 44, 46(3)

[2010] 1 WLR 630

Commentary

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Judge-only Trials on Indictment - Jury Tampering D13.78

Judge-only Trials on Indictment - Jury Tampering - The Court’s Decision D13.79