In 2004, the defendant had been convicted of murder. He now appealed saying that advanced in the analysis of gunshot residues would make the forensic evidence then given now unreliable.
Held: At trial the forensic experts had made concessions which would have been appropriate now. The jury had not been misled.
Judges:
Pitchford LJ, Sweeney, Slade JJ
Citations:
[2010] EWCA Crim 2580
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – George v Regina CACD 15-Nov-2007
The defendant appealed against his conviction for the murder of the BBC presenter Jill Dando. He said that the prosecution had relied heavily on the discovery, a year later, of a single particle of firearm discharge residue.
Held: The evidence . .
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Crime
Updated: 26 August 2022; Ref: scu.425944