Expert medical evidence has to be based on a physical examination of the witness whose credibility is being impugned before it can be admitted.
Citations:
[2001] EWCA Crim 696
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Pinfold, Mackenney v Regina CACD 15-Dec-2003
The appellants challenged their convictions for murder. The convictions had been based substantially upon the evidence of a co-accused who had admitted his part. They now challenged the admission by way of support of the evidence of the co-defendant . .
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Evidence
Updated: 01 September 2022; Ref: scu.158758