The court permitted the reading at trial of a statement by a witness who had been deposed before a coroner but who was absent at trial after being detained by the means or procurement of the defendant incriminated by the statement.
Citations:
(1666) 6 St Trials 770
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Davis HL 18-Jun-2008
The defendant had been tried for the murder of two men by shooting them at a party. He was identified as the murderer by three witnesses who had been permitted to give evidence anonymously, from behind screens, because they had refused, out of fear, . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 27 November 2022; Ref: scu.270040
