Category: hearsay evidence

Regina v Horncastle and anotherl; Regina v Marquis and another – WLR Daily

Posted December 10th, 2009 in hearsay evidence, human rights, law reports, victims by sally

Regina v Horncastle and anotherl; ReginaMarquis and another [2009] UKSC 14; [2009] WLR (D) 358

“Provided the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 were observed, a defendant’s right to a fair trial, guaranteed art 6(3)(d) of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998, would not be infringed where his conviction was based solely or to a decisive extent on the written statement of an absent witness.”

WLR Daily, 10th December 2009

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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Regina v Horncastle; Regina v Blackmore; Regina v Marquis; Regina v Graham; Regina v Carter – Times Law Reports

Posted June 3rd, 2009 in hearsay evidence, law reports, witnesses by sally

Regina v Horncastle; Regina v Blackmore; Regina v Marquis; Regina v Graham; Regina v Carter

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“A criminal trial could be fair although the defence did not have the opportunity of examining every prosecution witness.”

The Times, 3rd June 2009

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

R v Horncastle and another; R v Marquis and another; R v Carter – WLR Daily

Posted May 28th, 2009 in hearsay evidence, human rights, law reports by sally

R v Horncastle and another; R v Marquis and another; R v Carter [2009] EWCA Crim 964; [2009] WLR (D) 173

“There would be no breach of art 6, and in particular art 6(3)(d), of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, if a criminal conviction were based solely or to a decisive degree on the evidence of an identified but absent witness, provided the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 were observed.”

WLR Daily, 27th May 2009

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Regina v Y (Hearsay evidence) – Times Law Reports

Posted March 11th, 2008 in hearsay evidence, law reports by sally

Regina v Y (Hearsay evidence)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“Some rulings by trial judges could properly be described both as relating to counts on the indictment as well as being evidentiary.”

The Times, 11th March 2008

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R v Y [2008] EWCA Crim 10 – WLR Daily

Posted January 29th, 2008 in hearsay evidence, law reports by sally

R v Y [2008] EWCA Crim 10; [2008] WLR (D) 15

“Many rulings made by trial judges could properly be described both as relating to ‘offences included in the indictment’ and as being evidentiary and as such came within the provisions of s 58 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, allowing the Crown to appeal against them provided it agreed, pursuant to s 58(8), that if the appeal failed the defendant had to be acquitted.”

WLR Daily, 28th January 2008

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Regina (Paul and Others) v Assistant Deputy Coroner of Inner West London – Times Law Reports

Posted December 11th, 2007 in hearsay evidence, inquests, law reports by sally

Regina (Paul and Others) v Assistant Deputy Coroner of Inner West London

Court of Appeal

“A coroner could not read to the jury hearsay evidence in documentary form which he considered likely to be disputed where the maker of the statement was unable to attend.”

The Times, 11th December 2007

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Regina v Chal – Times Law Reports

Posted October 26th, 2007 in hearsay evidence, law reports by sally

Hearsay evidence admissible in hearing whether unfit accused did act

Regina v Chal

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“The provisions concerning admissibility of hearsay evidence in a criminal trial applied to proceedings to determine whether a person under a disability did the act or made the omission in the offence with which he was charged.”

The Times, 26th October 2007

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Trusting the Jury – Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers

Posted October 24th, 2007 in bad character, hearsay evidence, juries, speeches by sally

Trusting the Jury (PDF)

Speech by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.

The Criminal Bar Association Kalisher Lecture, 23rd October 2007.

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Hearsay rules offer new hope in rape cases – The Observer

Posted October 22nd, 2007 in hearsay evidence, news, rape by sally

“Thousands of rape investigations dating back years could be reopened under law reforms intended to increase conviction rates for sexual assault.”

Full story

The Observer, 21st October 2007

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk

Regina v Cole; Regina v Keets – Times Law Reports

Posted October 2nd, 2007 in hearsay evidence, law reports by sally

When hearsay evidence can be admitted

Regina v. Cole; Regina v. Keets

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

“The hearsay evidence of a witness who could not be cross-examined could be admitted in evidence, even where it was the sole or the decisive evidence against a defendant, if that was compatible with a fair trial.”

The Times, 2nd October 2007

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R v. Cole – WLR Daily

Posted August 1st, 2007 in hearsay evidence, law reports by sally

R v. Cole; R v. Keets [2007] EWCA Crim 1924

“The hearsay evidence of a witness who was not available at trial was admissible even if it was the sole or the decisive evidence against a defendant if that was compatible with a fair trial.”

WLR Daily, 30th July 2007 

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

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