The defendant’s solicitor had advised him whilst at the police station to make a confession. He appealed saying that he should not have been given that advice, and that the evidence should be excluded.
Held: A solicitor’s role in the police station was not simply to make life difficult for the prosecution, nor to get the client off. Advice given in these circumstances would not normally form a basis for excluding a confession.
Judges:
Lord Justice Judge, Mr Justice Astill and Judge Colston, QC
Citations:
Times 22-Jul-2002, Gazette 01-Aug-2002
Statutes:
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 76(2)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Evidence, Criminal Practice
Updated: 15 August 2022; Ref: scu.174438