The defendant appealed his conviction saying the prosecution had failed to disclose an additional earlier and contradictory statement of a central prosecution witness.
Held: The statement was of a witness whose evidence had been relied upon by the court and was startlingly different. The applicant having served his sentnce it would be wrong to order a retrial. Certiorari granted.
Citations:
[1996] EWHC Admin 223
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 25 May 2022; Ref: scu.136771
