The court discussed the rule that a witness’ statement outside court may be used against him but not generally to support the truth of his statement.
Citations:
[1939] 2 All ER 196
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Beedles CACD 31-Jul-1996
The defendant appealed against his conviction for sexual assault. The issue was whether a note written by the complainant to her teacher was admissible as evidence of recent complaint to corroborate her statement. Similar allegations had been made . .
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Evidence
Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.225384