Where an identification depends upon the recognition by the witness of a person or persons previously known to him, the jury should be reminded that there is remains a risk for mistake in such cases. Many people have experienced thinking that they had seen someone in the street whom they knew, only to discover that they were wrong.
Judges:
Lord Lane CJ
Citations:
[1991] Crim LR 620
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Turnbull and Another etc CCA 9-Jun-1976
The defendants appealed against their convictions which had been based upon evidence of visual identification.
Held: Identification evidence can be unreliable, and courts must take steps to reduce injustice. The judge should warn the jury of . .
Cited by:
Cited – Langford and Another v The State PC 11-May-2005
(Dominica) The appellants appealed convictions for together having kicked a man to death. They said the convictions were founded on unreliable identification evidence.
Held: The judge had made several misdirections, as to the reliability of . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 07 May 2022; Ref: scu.228788
