The maker of a statement need not be the person who creates a statement. It may be the person on whose behalf the statements are asserted as true is the maker. Here a police report based on the defendant’s false statements as to the date of a burglary were admitted as evidence in a case alleging a false declaration as part of an obtaining of a pecuniary advantage by deception.
Citations:
Times 16-Jul-1999
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Evidence
Updated: 25 October 2022; Ref: scu.85223
