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Regina v Derodara: CACD 16 Jul 1999

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:

Theft Act 1968 16(1) 23 24

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Criminal Evidence

Updated: 25 October 2022; Ref: scu.85223

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