Two appellants had their convictions under s.18 Offences Against The Persons Act 1861 substituted for convictions under s.20 of the same Act where their convictions were unsafe because a judge had misdirected a jury about the effect that intoxication could have on an offence which required specific intent.

CA (Crim Div) (Potter J, Ebsworth J, Forbes J)

02/10/1997