Cockburn CJ: ‘People were formerly frightened out of their wits about admitting evidence, lest juries should go wrong. In modern times we admit the evidence, and discuss its weight.’
Judges:
Cockburn CJ
Citations:
(1861) 1 B and S 763
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – A and others v Secretary of State for the Home Department (No 2) HL 8-Dec-2005
Evidence from 3rd Party Torture Inadmissible
The applicants had been detained following the issue of certificates issued by the respondent that they posed a terrorist threat. They challenged the decisions of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission saying that evidence underlying the . .
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Criminal Evidence
Updated: 05 December 2022; Ref: scu.235923
