An order was made by a stipendiary magistrate hearing committal proceedings in a drugs case. By his order he had ruled that under-cover officers, although permitted to give evidence shielding their faces from the public in court, should not be permitted to withhold their true names and identity.
Held: Judicial review was granted.
Judges:
Beldam LJ and Smith J
Citations:
(1996) 161 JP 43
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Davis HL 18-Jun-2008
The defendant had been tried for the murder of two men by shooting them at a party. He was identified as the murderer by three witnesses who had been permitted to give evidence anonymously, from behind screens, because they had refused, out of fear, . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 21 May 2022; Ref: scu.270017