Gordon v Charles

• Jurisdiction: Antigua and Barbuda
• Judge: Lewis, C.J.,Gordon, J.A.,Lewis, J.A.
• Judgment Date: 23 October 1970
• Neutral Citation: AG 1970 CA 23
• Docket Number: Magistrate's Criminal Appeal No. 10 of 1970
• Date: 23 October 1970
• Court: Court of Appeal (Antigua and Barbuda)

Court of Appeal

Lewis, C.J.; Gordon, J.A.; Lewis, J.A.

Magistrate's Criminal Appeal No. 10 of 1970

Gordon

and

Charles

Criminal law - Appeal against conviction — Insulting language.

Facts: Evidence revealed that the appellant at the trial proved that the insulting language was used but it also came out that the appellant had earlier made provocative remarks to the respondent. The trial judge on that basis reduced costs by half. The issue was whether the trial...