[2011] EWCA Crim 1260

Convictions of numerous defendants for conspiracy to murder persons unknown and conspiracy to murder persons unknown by the detonation of improvised explosive devices on board transatlantic passenger aircraft following three trials were safe. Those counts concerned different conspiracies so the principle of autrefois convict did not arise, and despite worldwide publicity following the verdicts in the first trial, the jurors in subsequent trials were, properly directed, capable of considering the evidence fairly and impartially without regard to earlier publicity.

CA (Crim Div) (Thomas LJ, MacDuff J, Sweeney J)

19/05/2011