View source for R (London Borough of Harrow) v Maidstone Crown Court (1999) EWHC Admin 385

''A Crown Court judge’s purported finding that a defendant was not guilty by reason of insanity was outside his jurisdiction and so not pursuant to the indictment, and so could be challenged by judicial review.'' [MHLR.]

==MHLR==
{{MHLR|1999|84}}

==Old wiki notes==
A plea of not guilty by reason of insanity (providing the accused is fit to plead and be tried) must be followed by the trial of that issue by a jury; the judge was wrong to enter a verdict without taking the verdict of a jury; the High Court had jurisdiction to review the order even though it was a matter relating to trial on indictment; case remitted to Crown Court.

==External link==
{{#bailii:[1999] EWHC Admin 385}}

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