Under the 1995 Act the sole test to be applied by the court is whether the conviction is unsafe. If the court is satisfied, despite any misdirection of law or any irregularity in the conduct of the trial or any fresh evidence, that the conviction is safe, the court will dismiss the appeal.
Judges:
Lord Bingham CJ
Citations:
[1997] 1 Cr App R 302
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Hewitson, Bramich, Vincent CACD 24-Sep-1998
The defendants appealed their conviction after admission of evidence taken from secret tape recordings taken from a recording device hidden in the garage of one of the defendants.
Held: The evidence had been properly admitted. It was not . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.183355