The court considered the application of the rules in the 2008 Act on witness anonymity orders.
Held: There is no basis at common law or under the 2003 Act or the 2008 Act upon which anonymous hearsay evidence can be admitted.
Citations:
[2008] EWCA Crim 2989, [2009] 1 Cr App R 30, [2009] Crim LR 272, [2009] 2 All ER 145, [2009] 1 WLR 1915
Links:
Statutes:
Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Twist and Others CACD 12-May-2011
The court considered the application of the 2003 Act to communications made to, or by, the defendant, and in particular text messages sent by mobile telephone.
Held: The four appeals against conviction were dismissed. Singh established that . .
Cited – Regina v Twist and Others CACD 12-May-2011
The court considered the application of the 2003 Act to communications made to, or by, the defendant, and in particular text messages sent by mobile telephone.
Held: The four appeals against conviction were dismissed. Singh established that . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Criminal Evidence
Updated: 23 May 2022; Ref: scu.280033
