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Computer Misuse Act

… access to computer material The maximum penalty on indictment is 2 years imprisonment. Sections 1 and 2 of the … commission of further offences The maximum penalty on indictment is 5 years imprisonment. The offence under Section … the operation of a computer The maximum sentence on indictment is 10 years' imprisonment. The effect of Section 3 …

Appeal Committee Ruling 4 of 2021 - R -v- [REDACTED]

… where the four defendants pleaded guilty to the indictment on four different dates between [REDACTED] and … where the four defendants pleaded guilty to the indictment on four different dates between [REDACTED] and …

The Director's Guidance on Adult Conditional Cautions - Annex B

Deceased Suspects - CPS Policy on Charging Decisions

… take no further action in the proceedings and declare the indictment of no further effect [22]. The Court observed that … Further, it may be desirable to name the deceased in the Indictment as a co-conspirator. Where the deceased is one of … take no further action in the proceedings and declare the indictment of no further effect [22]. The Court observed that …

Sex Dolls - Childlike

… may be arrested.” This offence is triable summarily or on indictment. The maximum sentence is seven years’ imprisonment … legal guidance. This offence is triable summarily or on indictment. The maximum sentence is five years’ imprisonment … [1972] 3 W.L.R. 143). It is triable summarily or on indictment. The maximum sentence is twelve months’ …

Drug Offences

… months' imprisonment. The maximum penalty on conviction on indictment is two years' imprisonment. Specific Issues … v Courtie  (1984) 1 All ER 740) and refer to  Drafting the Indictment , elsewhere in the Legal Guidance. Charging … different counts. Use of Alternative Charges Although an indictment should never be overloaded with unnecessary …

Secondary Liability: charging decisions on principals and accessories

… be appropriate to add an alternative lesser charge to the indictment, such as manslaughter as an alternative to murder. … sentence on this basis. Prosecutors should ensure that an indictment contains alternative offences which carry … case whether the inclusion of an alternative count on the indictment will be helpful or a distraction to the jury. …

Money Laundering Offences

… in which money laundering can be charged or included on an indictment in which the underlying predicate offence is … - Joinder Including a money laundering count on the same indictment as a predicate offence, may lead to a legal … Where money laundering offences are included on the same indictment as the underlying crimes, the underlying criminal …

Retrial of Serious Offences

… been served Revocation of bail generally Preferring the indictment The retrial Conduct of the retrial Reporting … CCP. Where the Court of Appeal quashes an acquittal, a new indictment for the same offence may then be preferred by the … against a conviction, verdict or finding in proceedings on indictment in England and Wales, or on appeal from a decision …

Road Traffic - Fatal Offences and Bad Driving

… referred to the Special Crime Division. Manslaughter: the indictment In Seymour [1983] 2 A.C. 493, the House of Lords … by dangerous driving) but where both counts appear on an indictment “it must behove the trial judge to require the … prosecution to elect upon which of the two counts in the indictment they wish to proceed and not to allow the trial to …