Court:
Court of Appeal
Catchwords:
Criminal law-Conduct of defence-Failure by defence counsel to put part of defence to complainant in cross-examination-Impact of defence counsel's conduct on fairness of trial and verdict
Criminal law-Evidence-Inconsistencies-Effect on credibility of the complainant-Summation-Adequacy of directions to the jury
Criminal law-Sentence-Certificate to reduce sentence below prescribed statutory minimum-Whether compelling reasons shown for sentence to be reduced-Criminal Justice (Administration) (Amendment) Act, s 42K
File:
Document Type:
Year:
2024
Suit/Claim number:
18/2018
Neutral Citation:
[2024] JMCA Crim 20
Judge(s):
Dunbar Green