Johnson v R
| Jurisdiction | Trinidad & Tobago |
| Date | 1966 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Trinidad and Tobago) |
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Dick et Al v R
...decisions of Mc Kay (1957) V.R. 560, Howe (1958) 100 Crim. L.R. and that of Sir Hugh Wooding, C.J in the Trinidad and Tobago case of Johnson v. R. (1966) 10 W.I.R. 402, and thereby accept that, in the circumstances represented by his client, it could be that he used excessive force about wh......
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The State v Lewis
...appeal was considered “of tenuous worth” [ R. v. Badjan, (1966) 50 C.A.R. 141, per Edmund Davies, J., at p. 143]; or as “woefully thin” [ Johnson v. R., (1966). 10 W.I.R. 402, per Wooding, C.J. at p. 404]; or “weak” [ D.P.P v. Walker (supra), per Lord Salmon, at p. 1096.] It is with these ......
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Mitchell v The State
...similar to the Criminal Justice Act, 1967 (U.K.), has been enacted in this country to overrule that test. See in this connexion Johnson v. R, [1966] 10 W.I.R. 402, 415, per Wooding, C. J. 15 In aid of his second submission counsel referred us to Powell v. R [1963] 5 W.l.R. 557; Lee.Chun-Ch......
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Provocation—Does Paria Add Anything Useful?
...from the Court ofAppeal of Jamaica, in Palmer v R[1971] AC 814 in preference to its own previousand inconsistent decision in Johnson vR(1966) 10 WIR 402.20 See, e.g., Trimble v Hill (1879) 5 App Cas 342, Robins vNational Trust Co. Ltd [1927]AC 515, Bakhshuwen vBakhshuwen [1952] AC 1.21 See,......