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Regina v Wahab: CACD 26 Jun 2002

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

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