R v Warwar

JurisdictionJamaica
Date1969
Year1969
CourtCourt of Appeal (Jamaica)
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8 cases
  • Dick et Al v R
    • Guyana
    • Court of Appeal (Guyana)
    • May 8, 1985
    ...unable to say that in the exercise of his discretion, the learned trial judge was wrong, when he ruled against the application. See also R. v. Warwar (1969) 15 W.I.R., 298. 78 Two separate complaints but on the same topic, the tendering of a document, exhibit “O” in evidence, were raised by......
  • Rivas (Henry), Infante (Giovanni) v R
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • December 20, 2002
    ...absence of an explanation, the tribunal of fact is entitled to reject the evidence of the said witness on that point or in its entirety ( R v Warwar (1970) 15 W.I.R. 298 ). The learned Resident Magistrate cannot be faulted as the tribunal of fact, in rejecting the evidence of both defence ......
  • R v Masters (Ronald), Parker (David)
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • December 20, 2004
    ...the questions being raised, to follow the evidence and to judge the evidence. Such a visit is not a substitution for the evidence. 25 In R v Warwar 11 JLR 370 at p.383G Waddington P (Ag) in delivering the judgment of the Court said: "An application of this nature is essentially one which is......
  • R v Manning (Kirk)
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • March 20, 2000
    ...to such a decision to visit that there is evidence that the locality is unchanged, since the commission of the alleged offence: ( R. v. Warwar (1969) 15 WIR 298 ). In the absence of such evidence, a judge should not exercise his discretion to undertake such a visit to the locus, nor should......
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1 books & journal articles
  • Case Law
    • Jamaica
    • On Your Feet: Criminal Law Practice in the Parish Courts in Jamaica
    • June 21, 2021
    ...Examines the ways in which both the prosecution and the defence should conduct their cases in trial matters. Locus in Quo Warwar v R (1969) 15 WIR 298 Regarding applications to visit a locus , the object of a view or visit to the locus in quo should be to allow the jury to understand the qu......

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