Regina v Epping and Ongar Justices (Sitting At Saffron Walden) ex parte Christopher Charles Corcoran: Admn 21 Oct 1996

The defendant was accused of driving whilst disqualified. His defence was that his girlfriend had been driving. Before she was called the magistrates’ clerk said he would warn her of a risk of prosecution for perjury.
Held: The warning was unfair. There was nothing to distinguish this witness from any other, and the warning had the effect of putting her under pressure. The conviction was quashed.

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[1996] EWHC Admin 132

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