The defendant appealed his convictions for false imprisonment and otherwise. He said that the judge had given an inadequate Lucas direction as regards lies he admitted having told.
Held: The Crown were not relying upon a lie on some separate and distinct issue as evidence on which the jury might decide the case against the appellant. The judge would not reasonably envisage that there is a real danger that the jury were going to conclude that a lie in relation to a separate and distinct issue would provide evidence of guilt. The full Lucas direction was therefore not necessary.
Citations:
[1997] EWCA Crim 2806
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 28 April 2022; Ref: scu.152261