The defendant appealed a conviction for robbery. Two other older youths had been involved, and he claimed to have had minimal involvement and to have acted under duress. He complained that expert psychiatric evidence as to his susceptibility to duress had been excluded. On appeal, he sought the admission of the evidence under the Act.
Held: The evidence was properly excluded. The evidence related really to the time after the offence, not before or at the time of it, and the reports were not consistent or certain.
Judges:
Lord Justice Waller Mr Justice Douglas Brown And His Honour Judge Stephens Qc
Citations:
[2000] EWCA Crim 79
Links:
Statutes:
Criminal Appeal Act 1968 23(1)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 04 October 2022; Ref: scu.158729
