JD, R v [2019] EWCA Crim 1268

[2019] EWCA Crim 1268Case No 201802978
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL
CRIMINAL DIVISION
Venue Royal Courts of Justice Strand London, WC2A 2LLDate Thursday, 27 June 2019
Between
R E G I N ACrown
B e f o r e:
LORD JUSTICE HOLROYDE
MR JUSTICE BUTCHER
MRS JUSTICE FARBEY DBE
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[1]MR JUSTICE HOLROYDE: The applications to certify a point and for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court are refused. No point of law of general public importance is involved in the decision given by the court on 17 April 2019.[2]A judge may only issue a witness summons pursuant to Section 2 of the Criminal Procedure (Attendance of Witnesses) Act 1965 if satisfied that it is in the interests of justice to do so. The assessment of the interests of justice will necessarily be a fact-specific judgment based upon an evaluation of all the circumstances which are relevant to a particular case. On analysis, the points raised in the present application do no more than challenge the assessment made by the judge in the circumstances of this case. Epiq Europe Ltd hereby certify that the above is an accurate and complete record of the proceedings or part thereof. 18-22 Furnival Street, London EC4A 1AB Tel No: 020 7404 1400 Email: Rcj@epiqglobal.co.uk