Regina v Williams: CACD 15 Apr 1994

Where the prosecution had taken a statement which undermined the credibility of a witness supporting a defence alibi, the prosecution was not obliged to give a copy of the statement to the defence.

Citations:

Unreported, 15 April 1994

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedRegina v Mills, Regina v Poole HL 24-Jul-1997
The prosecution have a duty to disclose to the defence the statement of an adverse witness and not just to provide the name and address, even though that person was not seen as credible witness by the prosecution. ‘the rule in Bryant and Dickson is . .
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Criminal Practice

Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.231071