Hearings
England & Wales
28 Feb 2023 [2023] EWCA Crim 309; [2023] 4 WLR 31; [2023] 2 Cr App R 4; [2023] WLR(D) 161, CA (Simler, William Davis LJJ, Judge Dhir KC)
R v Clark (Christopher)
Subject Matter
CRIME — Magistrates’ court — Irregularity in procedure — Magistrates sending defendant to Crown Court for trial even though defendant having pleaded guilty — Whether merely administrative error — Proper procedure to rectify error — Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c 43), s 17A — Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c 37), s 51(1)(2)(b) — Courts Act 2003 (c 39), s 66
[2023] EWCA Crim 309; [2023] 4 WLR 31; [2023] 2 Cr App R 4; [2023] WLR(D) 161, CA
Commentary
Guildhall Chambers
R v Clark [2023] EWCA Crim 309: a mere administrative error or an invalid committal?
Case comment
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Failure to Comply With the Allocation Procedure
D6.30
Committal for Sentence - Hearing in the Crown Court following a Committal under the Sentencing Act 2020, s. 14 or s. 18 - Procedural Issues D23.45
Committal for Sentence - Dealing with Errors in the Committal D23.62
Committal for Sentence - Dealing with Errors in the Committal D23.63