Regina v Preston and Others: CACD 17 Jun 1992

Evidence from telephone taps cannot be obtained for prosecution, and were inadmissible in court having been obtained unfairly.

Citations:

Gazette 17-Jun-1992

Statutes:

Interception of Communications Act 1985 9, 2-2-b

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

Appeal fromRegina v Preston, Preston, Clarke Etc HL 5-Nov-1993
Telephone tapping evidence consisting of tapping records are to be destroyed after their use for the purpose obtained, but a prosecution was not within that purpose. The underlying purpose of the 1985 Act is to protect information as to the . .
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Criminal Evidence

Updated: 25 October 2022; Ref: scu.87575