Misick v The Queen

Subject Matter

CRIME — Turks and caicos islands — Crime — Practice — Trial — Trial without juryJudge deciding trial by judge alone in interests of justice — Whether criminal standard of proof to be applied in reaching decision — Whether judge adopting correct approach — Whether decision correct — Trial Without a Jury Ordinance 2010 (No 26 of 2010), s 4

[2015] UKPC 31; [2015] 1 WLR 3215; [2015] 2 Cr App R 317; [2015] WLR (D) 277; Case details, PC

CRIME — Turks and caicos islands — Crime — Judge — Constitutional right to trial before independent and impartial court — Judge appointed ad hoc to conduct defendants’ criminal trials — Whether judge having sufficient security of tenure to maintain independence — Whether breach of constitutional right to trial before independent and impartial court — Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order 2011, Sch 2, s 6

[2015] UKPC 31; [2015] 1 WLR 3215; [2015] 2 Cr App R 317; [2015] WLR (D) 277; Case details, PC

Commentary

Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Burden of Proof on Facts Affecting Admissibility of Evidence F3.55