On a reference by the Criminal Cases Review Commission, the appellant appealed his conviction for a murder in 1985. The appellant said he was suggestible, with an IQ of 72 and a mental age of 10, and that the confessions he made should not have been relied upon.
Held: The general approach had been set out in Ashley King. The fairness of the police interviews should be considered in the context both of the procedures and standards of fairness in force at the time of the trial and now. On such standards, the conviction should stand.
Lord Justice Auld, Mr Justice Poole, Mr Justice Gage
[2003] EWCA Crim 178
Bailii
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v King CACD 25-May-1999
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