It had been relevant for the Crown to prove that the defendant was an adherent to a gang. It sought to rely (inter alia) on some letters sent to him in prison which contained references to membership of the gang and symbols signifying the same.
Held: The evidence was not hearsay. The various letter authors did not have the purpose of causing the defendant to believe any representation that there might be, nor to act upon its truth. Common membership of the gang was simply the shared basis of the communications.
Sir Anthony May P, Holroyde, Spencer JJ
[2010] EWCA Crim 2378, (2011) 175 JP 39
Bailii
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Twist and Others CACD 12-May-2011
The court considered the application of the 2003 Act to communications made to, or by, the defendant, and in particular text messages sent by mobile telephone.
Held: The four appeals against conviction were dismissed. Singh established that . .
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