It is the duty of the trial judge to control vexatious, unfair, misleading or irrelevant cross-examination.
Citations:
(1979) 69 Cr App R 309
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Wakely 7-Jun-1990
(High Court of Australia) The defendants appealed against their convictions, saying that their cross examinations had been improperly restricted by the judge at trial.
Held: The court considered the limit of permissible cross-examination. . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 09 February 2022; Ref: scu.470726