Character And Antecedents - Definition - Law Dictionary Home Dictionary Definition character-and-antecedents

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Character and antecedents, facts which become known to justices when they inquire into the circumstances of a case before deciding to proceed summarily may not be taken into consideration when they come to decide whether to commit for sentence, but where they have failed to make a proper inquiry before deciding to proceed summarily, they may have regard to facts relating to character and antecedents which have emerged subsequently, R.V. King's, Lynn, JJ., Carter Ex parte, (1969) 1 QB 488.