Index card R (Crown Prosecution Service) v Crown Court at Preston

R (Crown Prosecution Service) v Crown Court at Preston

Hearings

England & Wales

27 Jul 2023 [2023] EWHC 1957 (Admin); [2024] KB 348; [2024] 2 WLR 779; [2023] 2 Cr App R 18; [2023] WLR(D) 396, DC (Edis LJ, Bennathan J)

Subject Matter

CRIME — Crown Court — Reference by Criminal Cases Review Commission — Defendant pleading guilty to offences in youth court — Commission referring convictions to Crown Court for appeal — Whether necessary for guilty pleas to be vacated before appeal heard — Whether guilty pleas admissible in evidence on such appeal — Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c 43), s 108 — Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c 60), ss 74, 76 — Criminal Appeal Act 1995 (c 35), s 11

[2023] EWHC 1957 (Admin); [2024] KB 348; [2024] 2 WLR 779; [2023] 2 Cr App R 18; [2023] WLR(D) 396, DC

Commentary

Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Change of Plea - From Guilty to Not Guilty - Discretion to Allow a Change D12.94

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