Referring to the summing up upon the identification issues: ‘There is no doubt that there were two matters missing from it. The first was that there was no warning as to the dangers of identification evidence and the reasons for those dangers existing, namely the experience the Courts have had of mistakes in the past’. Both types of warning had been called for and the absence of them was a material misdirection.
Citations:
[1994] 95 Cr App R 342
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Elliott CACD 22-Dec-1997
The defendant appealed from convictions of wounding with intent, and murder. The issue was one of identification, and he criticised the absence of a full Turnbull direction.
Held: A Turnbull warning should warn the jury of the dangers inherent . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 26 July 2022; Ref: scu.183193