Regina v Murray: CACD 1973

The appellant had tampered with his part of a specimen of blood. He appealed his conviction on the basis that this act was incapable of having a tendency to pervert the course of justice because it was done in private.
Held: There must be evidence that the man has done enough for there to be a risk without further action by him that injustice will result, there must be a possibility that what he has done ‘without more’ might lead to injustice. He does not himself have to introduce the evidence into the process of justice . . it is sufficient that what he has done ‘without more’ has a tendency to produce that result. To establish a tendency or a possibility you do not have to prove that the tendency or the possibility in fact materialised. Appeal dismissed

Citations:

75 Crim App R 58

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedRegina v Clark CACD 4-Apr-2003
The defendant had been involved in a car crash. He drove his car home, and reported the accident only the following day. He appealed against a conviction for attempting to pervert the course of justice, having defeated any possibility of his being . .
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Updated: 08 July 2022; Ref: scu.181077