R v Hatchard

Judgment date: 13/09/1996
Court: SADC
Judge: Lunn DCJ
Citation: (1996) 188 LSJS 98;
Catchwords: Criminal law;  Criminal procedure;  Information, indictment or presentment;  Whether counts duplicitous;  

Evidence;  Similar fact;  Strikingly similar facts;  Whether part of series of offences of same or similar character;  

Criminal law;  Defences;  Consent;  Agreement given for purposes of medical diagnosis;  

Criminal law;  Abuse of process;  No case to answer;  Sexual offences;  

Criminal law;  Trial;  Postponement;  Adverse interlocutory ruling given against prosecutor;  

Criminal law;  Criminal procedure;  Permanent stay;  Application for withdrawal or discharge of stays;  

Evidence;  Admissions;  Admissions relating to accused's overall practice of medicine;  Whether relevant;  

Criminal law;  Criminal procedure;  Case stated;  Whether issues of law to be referred to Full Court;  

Criminal law;  Offences;  Procuring a person to have sexual intercourse by false pretences;  Whether offence made out;