Counsel had had photographs brought to court to show the court injuries sustained by a witness. During a recess the defendant removed them and copied them before selling them to a news agency.
Held: The ‘Borrowing’ of photo from counsel’s file in court was capable of being contempt.
Citations:
Times 06-Nov-1996, [1996] EWCA Crim 1262
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Contempt of Court, Crime
Updated: 08 October 2022; Ref: scu.148926