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R v Ian Vinnell

Author / Contributor: Kris Gledhill
14.04
R v Ian Vinnell
   
Issue: Whether a defendant who could not be cross-examined was fit to stand trial, or could be treated as fit if cross-examination was precluded; whether the Court of Appeal, on finding that the defendant had been unfit, could uphold the convictions or should substitute a finding that the defendant committed the acts; the appropriate consequential order for an appellant receiving end-of-life care.
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
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Neutral Citation:   [2024] EWCA Crim 1294
   
Judge(s): Jeremy Baker LJ, Farbey J, HHJ Kearl KC
   
Date: 45611