R v Latif

Parliamentary Archives,
HL/PO/JU/18/256

Regina v. Latif (Appellant)

(On Appeal from the Court of Appeal

(Criminal Division))

Regina v. Shahzad (Appellant)

(On Appeal from the Court of Appeal

(Criminal Division))
(Conjoined Appeals)

JUDGMENT

Die Jovis 18° Januarii 1996

Upon Report from the Appellate Committee to whom was
referred the Cause Regina against Latif and Regina against
Shahzad, That the Committee had heard Counsel as well on Tuesday
the 24th as on Wednesday the 25th day of October last upon the
Petitions and Appeals of Khalid Latif, currently detained at Her
Majesty's Prison Longlartin, and Mohammed Khalid Shahzad,
currently detained at Her Majesty's Prison Swaleside, praying
that the matter of the Orders set forth in the Schedules thereto,
namely Orders of Her Majesty's Court of Appeal (Criminal
Division) of the 10th day of March 1994, might be reviewed
before Her Majesty the Queen in Her Court of Parliament and that
the said Orders might be reversed, varied or altered or that the
Petitioners might have such other relief in the premises as to
Her Majesty the Queen in Her Court of Parliament might seem meet;
as upon the case of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise lodged in
answer to the said Appeals; and due consideration had this day
of what was offered on either side in this Cause:

It is Ordered and Adjudged, by the Lords Spiritual and
Temporal in the Court of Parliament of Her Majesty the Queen
assembled, That the said Orders of Her Majesty's Court of Appeal
(Criminal Division) of the 10th day of March 1994 complained of
in the said Appeals be, and the same are hereby, Affirmed and
that the said Petitions and Appeals be, and the same are hereby,
dismissed this House.

Cler: Parliamentor

HOUSE OF LORDS

OPINIONS OF THE LORDS OF APPEAL FOR JUDGMENT

IN THE CAUSE

REGINA

v.

LATIF

(APPELLANT)

(ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL
(CRIMINAL DIVISION))

REGINA

v.

SHAHZAD
(APPELLANT)

(ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL
(CRIMINAL DIVISION))

(CONJOINED APPEALS)

ON 18TH JANUARY 1996

Lord Keith of Kinkel
Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle
Lord Mustill
Lord Steyn
Lord Hoffmann

LORD KEITH OF KINKEL

My Lords,

For the reasons given in the speech to be delivered by my noble and
learned friend Lord Steyn. which I have read in draft and with which I agree.
I would dismiss these appeals.

LORD JAUNCEY OF TULLICHETTLE

My Lords,

I have had the advantage of reading in draft the speech prepared by my
noble and learned friend, Lord Steyn. For the reasons which he gives I too
would dismiss these appeals

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LORD MUSTILL

My Lords,

I have had the advantage of reading in draft the speech prepared by my
noble and learned friend. Lord Steyn. For the reasons which he gives I would
dismiss these appeals

LORD STEYN

My Lords,

During February and March 1991. and in the Crown Court at
Southwark. the two appellants stood trial on two charges. Count 1 charged
the appellants with the offence of being knowingly concerned…