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.

Citations:

Times 02-Sep-1999

Statutes:

Police And Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Codes of Practice 1996 D:2.3

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

Renewed appealRegina v Popat CACD 23-Mar-1998
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 . .

Cited by:

See alsoRegina v Popat CACD 23-Mar-1998
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 . .
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Criminal Evidence

Updated: 25 October 2022; Ref: scu.85446