(Trinidad and Tobago) The defendant appealed conviction and sentence for larceny, based on identification evidence. He said that the magistrate had failed to give proper weight to the need, pace Turnbull, to be careful in accepting identification evidence. The Appeal court had also proceeded without having proper documentation from the hearing.
Held: The appeal court had adequate information on which to test the matters in issue. Counsel had also warned the magistrates of the need for care in accepting the identification evidence. Appeal dismissed. In view of the exceptional failures of the prosecution, costs would be awarded to the defendant.
Lord Hope of Craighead, Lord Cooke of Thorndon, Lord Hutton, Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough, Lord Millett
[2000] UKPC 48, Appeal No 34 of 1999)
Bailii, PC, PC
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Turnbull and Another etc CCA 9-Jun-1976
The defendants appealed against their convictions which had been based upon evidence of visual identification.
Held: Identification evidence can be unreliable, and courts must take steps to reduce injustice. The judge should warn the jury of . .
Cited – Junior Reid, Roy Dennis and Oliver Whylie v The Queen; Errol Reece, Robert Taylor and Delroy Quelch v the Queen PC 27-Jul-1989
PC (Jamaica) . .
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Updated: 28 August 2021; Ref: scu.163264