Rex v Harley Thomas Jones

[2022] EWCA Crim 1344

Case details

Case citations
[2022] EWCA Crim 1344
Court
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Judgment date
5 October 2022
Judgment text

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Subjects
Criminal Criminal appeals Appellate procedure
Keywords
abandonment of appeal leave to abandon criminal appeal late-stage application finality of appeal proceedings
Outcome
appeal withdrawn (leave to abandon granted)
Judicial consideration

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Summary

An appellant who seeks to abandon a criminal appeal at a late stage requires the court’s leave. Where that leave is granted, the appeal proceedings end finally and cannot later be revived.

Factual background

The applicant sought, through counsel, to abandon his criminal appeal at a late stage. The Court of Appeal considered the application, granted leave to abandon, and explained that this brought all appeal proceedings to a final end.

Held

  1. Leave to abandon was granted. The application was made at a late stage and therefore required the court’s permission.
  2. The court accepted the abandonment and ordered that the appeal be abandoned accordingly.
  3. The court made clear that the order finally terminated all appeal proceedings. They could not subsequently be revived.

The court’s approach to earlier authorities

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Appellate history

  • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division): leave was granted for the applicant to abandon the appeal, bringing the appeal proceedings finally to an end.

Lower court decision

Judgment appealed:
Not stated in the judgment
Outcome:
appeal withdrawn (leave to abandon granted)

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