Scott Baker LJ said that: ‘We think it is important to point out that, as a matter of generality, section 114 cannot and should not be applied so as to render section 116 nugatory.
But section 114(1)(d) should not be so narrowly applied that it has no effect. It follows that there will be cases in which hearsay evidence may be admitted under it in circumstances in which it could not be admitted under section 116.’
Judges:
Scott Baker LJ
Citations:
[2006] EWCA Crim 2512
Links:
Statutes:
Criminal Justice Act 2003 114(1)(d) 116
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Applied – Regina v Z CACD 23-Jan-2009
The defendant appealed against convictions for rape and indecent assault under the 1956 Act. The allegations dated from 1985 to 1989 when the complainant had been between 9 and 13. The prosecution brought in a doctor who said that in 1993 D . .
Cited – Regina v EED CACD 28-May-2010
A witness had been warned to attend court, but had not served with an order and did not attend. The defendant appealed against his conviction saying that her evidence should not have been read to the jury. He had faced allegations of sexual abuse of . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Criminal Evidence
Updated: 26 July 2022; Ref: scu.278942
