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Odysseas Angeli v. The Police (1980) JSC 235 Generato dall'IA

Guilty plea bars appeal, but unconstitutional conviction statute mandates absolute discharge and sentence set aside.

Numero d'incarto Odysseas Angeli v. The Police (1980) JSC 235
Autorità giudiziaria
Giurisdizione Cipro (CY)
Data della decisione
Esito del giudizio Parzialmente accolto (Partially Allowed)
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Sintesi Legislator

Generato dall'IA

The Court dismissed the appeal against conviction because the appellant had pleaded guilty, which precludes such appeals. However, the court set aside the £20 fine and discharged the appellant absolutely because the conviction relied on an Order found unconstitutional in a related case. This decision balances the procedural bar of a guilty plea with the substantive requirement to correct convictions based on invalid legislation.

Regesto Legislator

Generato dall'IA

Criminal Procedure Act; Criminal Appeal Act: A guilty plea bars an appeal against conviction, yet if the conviction rests on an unconstitutional enactment, the sentence must be set aside and the appellant discharged absolutely.

Parole chiave

Generato dall'IA
guilty plea procedural bar unconstitutional enactment conviction absolute discharge remedy sentence set aside criminal appeal jurisdiction infrazione privilegiata guida nonostante revoca della patente abbandono del procedimento per infrazione stradale

Disposizioni normative citate

Generato dall'IA
Criminal Procedure Act
Criminal Appeal Act

Giurisprudenza citata

Generato dall'IA
Elia v. The Police (Criminal Appeal No. 4136)
Generato dall'IA
CY-AAD-meros_1-V22-rep-V22_1_0153
Criminal appeal dismissed where unrepresented accused's guilty plea was accepted despite informal record entry.
CY-JSC-1967-1967_0697
Criminal appeal allowed; sentence set aside for insufficient facts; case remitted for new sentencing.
CY-AAD-meros_2-1990-rep-1990_2_0305
Appeal against guilty plea dismissed for lack of permission and failure to meet statutory exceptions.
CY-JSC-1972-1972_0397
Criminal appeal allowed where inconsistent plea in mitigation voids guilty plea conviction requiring retrial.
Ποινική Έφεση Αρ. 173/2012
Cypriot Supreme Court allows appeal against unequal sentencing of co-accused due to different court handling.

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[*235] 1980 September. 10

(TRIANTAFYLLIDES, P., L. LOIZOU,

HADJIANASTASSIOU,JJ.)

APPELLATE JURISDICTION

Odysseas Angeli,

Appellant,

v.

The Police,

Respondents.

(Criminal Appeal No.

4147).

Criminal Procedure - Plea of guilty

- No appeal against conviction after such plea - Conviction under

unconstitutional enactment - Sentence set aside - Appellant discharged

absolutely.

Appellant appears in person.

A.M. Angelides, Counsel of

the Republic, for the Respondents.

JUDGMENT

The judgment of the Court was

delivered by:-

TRIANMTAFYLLIDES, P.:- The appellant cannot appeal against conviction because he has pleaded guilty and, therefore, his appeal against conviction

has to be dismissed. Since,

however, he has been convicted under an Order which has, in the meantime, been found to be unconstitutional in Elia v. The Police (Criminal Appeal No.

4136, determined on May 27,

1980, and not yet reported) we think it is in the interests of justice to set aside the sentence of £20 fine which was imposed on him and to

discharge him absolutely.

Sentence set aside.

Appellant discharged absolutely.