HC Deb 29 July 1963 vol 682 c3W
40. Mr. Abse

asked the Attorney-General if he is aware that a man charged and acquitted of murder is more likely than a man charged and acquitted of any other offence of twice being charged for offences alleged to have arisen out of the same facts; and if he will, in all such cases, direct that no second prosecution proceeds.

The Attorney-General

The question whether a further charge may be preferred in such circumstances arose in a recent case. The case is now under appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeal and I think we should await the judgment of the Court.