[2010] EWCA Crim 1327

Though a judge was peremptory in dismissing a defence application for an adjournment during his summing up in order for the defence to decide whether to re-open its case, that decision did not have such an effect upon the fairness of the trial that the safety of the jury's verdict was in question.

CA (Crim Div) (Pitchford LJ, Rafferty J, Judge Goldstone QC)

16/06/2010