The defendant appealed against his conviction for cheating the public revenue. He said that the prosection had been allowed to produce and use at trial evidence not previously disclosed. As a practicing barrister he had not paid his VAT for 12 years. He said that he believed this was being paid by his set.
Held: The appeal failed. The court had been wrong to allow the evidence, and in some ways the judge’s summing up had been deficient. However, the case against the defendant was overwhelming. It was essentially correct as to the law and the evidence was otherwise formidable.
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, CJ, Keith, Royce JJ
[2014] EWCA Crim 692
Bailii
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Rice CCA 1963
The court considered the status in evidence of a used air ticket.
Held: Where the prosecution have available evidence to establish an essential part of the case for the prosecution, that evidence should be called as part of the case for the . .
Cited – Regina v Phillipson CACD 1990
The prosecution had failed to disclose certain letters and photographs exchanged by the Defendant and the father of her child and used them in cross-examination to rebut her defence that she had been carrying drugs under duress exerted by him. The . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 02 December 2021; Ref: scu.523656
