Though an identification parade should be held whenever it would serve a useful purpose, where the evidence of identification by a witness was already complete and satisfactory there was no continuing obligation on the police to provide an identification parade.
Judges:
Hobhouse LJ
Citations:
Times 10-Apr-1998, [1998] EWCA Crim 1035, [1998] 2 Cr App R 208
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Quinn CACD 15-Mar-1994
Police must follow the published Code of Practice, when conducting identity parades, and may not substitute their own. If the evidence is allowed in despite the breach, the judge should explain the significance of the breach to the jury, as it may . .
See also – Regina v Popat (No 2) CACD 2-Sep-1999
The case of R v Popat had not been overruled by R v Forbes, which had been decided unfortunately. The obligation to hold an identity parade was not absolute. There are other factors which can be relied upon to make the obligation indeterminate. . .
Cited by:
Renewed appeal – Regina v Popat (No 2) CACD 2-Sep-1999
The case of R v Popat had not been overruled by R v Forbes, which had been decided unfortunately. The obligation to hold an identity parade was not absolute. There are other factors which can be relied upon to make the obligation indeterminate. . .
Cited – John v The State PC 16-Mar-2009
(Trinidad and Tobago) The defendant appealed his conviction for murder. The evidence against him was of identification by a man, also criminally involved, who had been given immunity. No identification parade was held.
Held: It was clear from . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Criminal Evidence, Crime
Updated: 11 October 2022; Ref: scu.153909
