In order to assist in making the volunteers on the ID parade more greatly resemble the defendant, the police had used make-up to look as if they had stubble. The defendant appealed his conviction following the admission of that evidence.
Held: The police were correct to take reasonable steps to make the volunteers resemble the defendant. They were bound by the Code of Practice, but the code was silent on the point. Such a procedure, adopted in good faith and not objected to, led to no unfairness. It would, however, be sensible to keep a record of those to whom such make-up was applied.
Judges:
Lord Justice Keene, Mr Justice Gage and Judge Stevens, QC
Citations:
Times 05-Mar-2002
Statutes:
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 66
Evidence, Criminal Practice
Updated: 08 May 2022; Ref: scu.167714