R v Dacres

JurisdictionJamaica
Date1980
Year1980
CourtCourt of Appeal (Jamaica)
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  • Kirk Mitchell v R
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • 14 January 2011
    ...of fact which is of inestimable value should an appeal be taken.’ 20That ruling was of similar import to that given by this court in R v Dacres (1980) 33 WIR 241. In Dacres , the court drew a distinction between cases where there is a statutory requirement to record reasons and findings, a......
  • Patrick Williams v R
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • 24 June 2016
    ...cited as examples the following Gun Court cases: R v George Cameron SCCA No 77/1988, delivered on 30 November 1989; R v Daniel Dacres (1980) 33 WIR 241; and R v Clifford Donaldson and Others (1988) 25 JLR 274. 79 Parish judges (then resident magistrates) were not exempt by the learned pres......
  • R v Carroll
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • 25 June 1990
    ...to the determination of facts and/or the assessment of the evidence? 27 The issue raised in the first question arose in K v. Daniel [1980] 33 W.I.R. 241. We declined to treat identification evidence as falling into a special category. We said: “The cases on identification on evidence have n......
  • Sherwood Simpson v R
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • 17 November 2017
    ...to the appellant's good character — Whether a retrial should be ordered — Section 14(2) of the Judicature (Appellate Jurisdiction) Act — R v. Dacres (1980) 33 WIR 241 — R v. Carey (unreported) JMCA SCCA Appeal No 25/1985 — R v. Aziz [1996] AC 41 — Kirby v. R [2012] JMCA Crim 10 — Michael Re......
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