Judges:
Henry LJ, Bracewell and Richards JJ
Citations:
[2000] EWCA Crim 54, [2000] All ER (D) 1219
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
See Also – Regina v Sally Clark CACD 11-Apr-2003
The defendant appealed against her conviction for the murder of her two infant children by, in the one case, smothering and, in the other, suffocation. Amongst the experts called at her trial by the Crown was Professor Sir Roy Meadow. The . .
Cited – Regina v Doheny, Adams CACD 31-Jul-1996
The court set out the procedure for the introduction of DNA evidence in criminal trials. In particular the court explained the ‘Prosecutor’s Fallacy’ when using statistical evidence. The significance of the DNA evidence will depend critically upon . .
Cited – Regina v Deen CACD 21-Dec-1993
The statistical basis of DNA evidence presented to the court was incorrect in principle. It suffered from the ‘prosecutor’s fallacy’. The court described the nature of DNA evidence: ‘The process of DNA profiling starts with DNA being extracted from . .
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Cited – Kent County Council v The Mother, The Father, B (By Her Children’s Guardian); Re B (A Child) (Disclosure) FD 19-Mar-2004
The council had taken the applicant’s children into care alleging that the mother had harmed them. In the light of the subsequent cases casting doubt on such findings, the mother sought the return of her children. She applied now that the hearings . .
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Crime
Updated: 04 October 2022; Ref: scu.158704