Any practice of cross examining a defendant on statements which were admissible against co-defendants but not as against him must stop.
Judges:
Hutchinson LJ, Mance J
Citations:
Times 09-Mar-1998, [1998] EWCA Crim 626
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Windass CACD 1989
The defendant had been cross-examined by reference to a diary found in the possession of his girl friend which was inadmissible against him. He was repeatedly asked what the writer meant by her entries. He appealed his conviction.
Held: The . .
Cited by:
Cited – Vincent and Another v Regina CACD 26-Jan-2007
The defendants appealed their conviction for what was a planned murder of an established criminal. They complained that their trial should have been severed from another defendant who had made statements implicating them, but then failed to give . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Criminal Practice
Updated: 11 October 2022; Ref: scu.86757
