The defendant appealed admission into evidence against him of a video recording of if the child complainant.
Held: The admissibility of such a recording as evidence of indecent assault rested primarily on whether a jury could be sure that the child had given a creditable and accurate account.
Judges:
Hooper LJ
Citations:
Times 10-Apr-2006
Statutes:
Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 27
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – G v Director of Public Prosecutions CACD 1997
The court considered with respect to evidence given by video interview, the need to recognise the importance of whether passages might possibly have been influenced by others. . .
Cited – Regina v Hanton CACD 2005
The court set out the test for whether a video recording of an interview was admissible: ‘Could a reasonable jury properly directed be sure that the witness has given a credible and accurate account on the video tape, notwithstanding any breaches? . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Criminal Practice
Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.240397
