The defendant appealed his conviction for possession of a firearm, complaining that the statement of his co-accused had not been admitted. The judge saying that since the co-accused had admitted the offence he had no jurisdiction to admit the statement or to admit it as hearsay. Held: Having pleaded guilty, the co-accused was no longer … Continue reading Regina v Finch: CACD 15 Jan 2007
The defendant appealed against his conviction for murder. He complained as to the admission of some additional evidence from one of the co-defendants. Held: The appeal failed. Although some of the judge’s analysis was incorrect: ‘We recognise that a court will not readily admit an out of court statement by one defendant as evidence against … Continue reading Sliogeris v Regina: CACD 30 Jan 2015
The claimant was arrested on suspicion of murder and rape. The investigating officer was delayed by traffic so the arrest was carried out by a surveillance officer who was present at the scene but did not personally have reasonable grounds for suspecting the claimant was guilty of an offence, as required by section 24(2) of … Continue reading Parker v The Chief Constable of Essex Police: CA 11 Dec 2018
