Balladin v Mondesir

JurisdictionTrinidad & Tobago
CourtCourt of Appeal (Trinidad and Tobago)
Year1962
Date1962

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4 cases
  • Palacio v Garbutt et Al
    • Belize
    • Supreme Court (Belize)
    • 5 October 2005
    ...these reasons I don't think the magistrate's decision to uphold the ‘no case’ submission should, in the circumstances be disturbed — Balladin v. Mondesir (1962) 5 WIR 245 — to produce a suspect three weeks after arrest to answer charge of unlawful possession under a similar statute like the......
  • Francis v Singh
    • Trinidad & Tobago
    • Court of Appeal (Trinidad and Tobago)
    • 28 February 1992
    ...construed, and confined to cases clearly coming within it and not extended in any way.” 42 This dictum was cited by Wooding, C.J. in Balladin v. Mondesir (1962) 5 W.I.R. 245, at page 246, and expressly approved. 43 In that case, on July 27, 1962, the respondent searched the appellant whilst......
  • Mitchell v Bailey
    • Trinidad & Tobago
    • Court of Appeal (Trinidad and Tobago)
    • 26 March 1986
    ...— Meaning of expression “as soon as possible” — Section must not be used by police as an avenue of abuse — Dennis v. Sylvester and Balladin v. Mondesir discussed — Conclusion that “as soon as possible” in the section means no more than that the person must be brought with the thing (suspect......
  • Boodooram v O'Connor
    • Trinidad & Tobago
    • Court of Appeal (Trinidad and Tobago)
    • 16 April 1982
    ...would emphasize that magistrates ought to make every effort to deal with this type of case at the earliest possible opportunity. 7 In Balladin v. Mendesir (1962) 5 W.I.R. 245 a police officer on July 27, 1962 searched B. while the latter was at a police station and on removing his shoes fou......