Hearings
England & Wales
01 Dec 2009 [2009] EWCA Crim 2552, CA (Hooper LJ, Cooke and Swift JJ)
20 Jul 2011 [2010] UKSC 48; [2011] 1 WLR 1837; [2011] 4 All ER 941; [2011] 2 Cr App R 448; [2011] WLR (D) 238; Case details, SC(E)
R v Maxwell (Paul)
Subject Matter
CRIME — Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) — Order for retrial — Defendant convicted of robberies and murder — While serving prison sentence defendant admitting to having committed offences — Evidence subsequently emerging of prosecutorial misconduct in connection with defendant's trial — Criminal Cases Review Commission referring defendant's case to Court of Appeal — Court of Appeal quashing defendant's convictions and ordering retrial — Whether proper to order retrial — Criminal Appeal Act 1968, s 7(1) (as amended by Criminal Justice Act 1988, s 43(1)(2))
[2010] UKSC 48; [2011] 1 WLR 1837; [2011] 4 All ER 941; [2011] 2 Cr App R 448; [2011] WLR (D) 238; Case details, SC(E)
Appellate History
R v Maxwell (Paul) [2009] EWCA Crim 2552, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) affirmed
R v Maxwell (Paul) [2010] UKSC 48; [2011] 1 WLR 1837; [2011] 4 All ER 941; [2011] 2 Cr App R 448; [2011] WLR (D) 238; Case details, SC(E)
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Discretionary Exclusion under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, s. 78 - Unfairness Not Arising from Breach of Codes of Practice - Subterfuge in Interrogation and Non-disclosure
F18.51
Abuse of Process: The Power to Stay Proceedings - Meaning of ‘Abuse of Process’ D3.66
Abuse of Process: The Power to Stay Proceedings - Abuse of Executive Power: Bringing Justice into Disrepute D3.105
Effect of Successful Appeal against Conviction - Decision to Order a Retrial D26.38