The court affirmed the general admissibility of expert facial comparison evidence, and said: ‘There is no rule . . that in a case such as the present an expert witness cannot go further than saying ‘there are the following similarities’ leaving the ultimate decision to the jury, as opposed to the expert witness actually giving a view as to the degree of probability of the images being the same.’
Judges:
Waller LJ, Davis, David Clarke JJ
Citations:
[2004] EWCA Crim 1639
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Binding – Atkins and Another v Regina CACD 2-Oct-2009
The court considered the use in evidence of facial photograph comparison techniques. The expert had given an opinion that the comparison gave support to a conclusion that the photograph in issue was of the defendant, but there was no database . .
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Criminal Evidence
Updated: 01 September 2022; Ref: scu.375588