The State v Hansraj Ori and Tulsie Persaud

JurisdictionGuyana
Date1975
Year1975
CourtCourt of Appeal (Guyana)
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4 cases
  • Gray et Al v R
    • Guyana
    • Court of Appeal (Guyana)
    • 10 October 1986
    ...cr. App. R. 73, R. v. Maraj and Others (1942) 4 W.I.R.277, decided by the Federal Supreme Court, and the Guyanese case of The State v. Hansraj Ori and Tulsie Persaud (1975) 22 W.I.R.201. For contrary views see the Trinidadian case of R. v. Kitso Branche (1974) 27 W.I.R.292 where Maraj and O......
  • Martin (Frank) v The State
    • Guyana
    • Court of Appeal (Guyana)
    • Invalid date
  • Simms v R
    • Jamaica
    • Court of Appeal (Jamaica)
    • 24 April 2009
    ...he armed himself with the stool, so self defence could not avail the applicant in those circumstances. 23 It was said in The State v Hansraj Ori and Tulsie Persaud (1975) 22 WIR 182 at page 205 I: "If a man sets up self-defence, he may well strengthen the case for the prosecution by showin......
  • Thomas v R
    • Cayman Islands
    • Court of Appeal (Cayman Islands)
    • 11 August 1994
    ...3 All E.R. 481; (1987), 86 Cr. App. R. 349, distinguished. (9) Rothman v. R.(1981), 59 C.C.C. (2d) 30, applied. (10) State v. OriUNK(1975), 22 W.I.R. 201. Police-agent provocateur-confession obtained by deception-court has discretion to admit confession obtained by police officer posing as ......

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