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Woolmington v Director of Public Prosecutions
CourtHouse of Lords
Full case nameReginald Woolmington v Director for Public Prosecutions
Decided23 May 1935
Citation(s)[1935] UKHL 1
[1935] AC 462
(1936) 25 Cr App R 72
Legislation citedCriminal Appeal Act 1907 s. 1
Criminal Appeal Act 1907 s. 4
Criminal Evidence Act 1898
Court membership
Judge(s) sittingViscount Sankey
Lord Hewart
Lord Atkin
Lord Tomlin
Lord Wright
Keywords
  • Burden of proof in crime
  • Intention and evidence of possible accident
  • Jury directions
  • Murder

Woolmington v DPP [1935] AC 462 is a landmark House of Lords case, where the presumption of innocence was re-consolidated (for application across the Commonwealth).

In criminal law the case identifies the metaphorical "golden thread" running through that domain of the presumption of innocence.[1]

  1. ^ "What is the golden thread of criminal law?". Study.com. Retrieved 10 December 2019.

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