R v N, D & L [2010] EWCA Crim 941.
– “makeweight” charges.
1) appeal against conviction based on misdirection of jury is pointless where conviction is obviously not unsafe.
2) charges should relate to the real criminality and not to offences which may have theoretically been committed.
- duplication of offences and unnecessary complication for the jury should be avoided.
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