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R (Cash) v HM Coroner for the County of Northamptonshire; and Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police (interested party)

Authors / Contributors: Bridget Dolan KC , Debra Powell KC
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R (Cash) v HM Coroner for the County of Northamptonshire; and Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Police (interested party)
   
Issue: Whether, where there was evidence on which the jury could reject the account given by police officers who had restrained the deceased, there was sufficient evidence for a verdict of unlawful killing to be left to the jury; whether the coroner should have given reasons for her refusal to leave that verdict to the jury; whether the jury should have been directed to return a narrative verdict embodying a judgmental conclusion on the core disputed factual issues.
   
Court: Administrative Court
   
Reference:   CO/1706/2006
   
Neutral Citation:   [2007] EWHC 1354 (Admin)
   
Judge(s): Keith J
   
Date: 8 June 2007