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R (G) v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire and DPP

Author / Contributor: Jeremy Johnson QC
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R (G) v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire and DPP
   
Issue: Whether there is a power to detain pending the receipt of advice from the CPS about charge where the custody officer has already decided that there is sufficient evidence to charge
   
Court: Court of Appeal
   
Reference:   C1/2007/0343
   
Neutral Citation:   [2008] EWCA Civ 2
   
Judge(s): Sir Igor Judge P, Carnwath and Toulson LJJ
   
Date: 5 February 2008