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Court of Appeal dismisses appeal of murder conviction committed by means of a robbery by a young man on an elderly victim, on the grounds that: 1) there was no failure on the part of the trial judge to clarify the distinction between murder and manslaughter; and 2) the judge properly equipped the jury to decide whether to return the alternative verdict of manslaughter after requisitions on his charge were made.
Criminal law – appeal of murder conviction – Central Criminal Court – whether the appropriate verdict was murder or manslaughter – evidence concerning the post mortem – whether the specific intent required to make out a murder conviction has not been established by the prosecution – whether the judge’s re-charge adequately addressed the defence's concerns – whether there was a failure on the part of the trial judge to clarify the distinction between murder and manslaughter – definition of murder, while brief, was entirely accurate – appeal dismissed.
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