Where a defendant has previously been acquitted of an offence, the prosecution was not merely prevented from issuing a complaint based upon the same facts, but also was not able to present the facts alleged before a later court as evidence of similar fact. The prosecution was not able to selectively interpret the verdicts of juries in earlier cases.
Citations:
Times 14-Dec-1999, Gazette 07-Jan-2000
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Z (Prior acquittal) HL 22-Jun-2000
The defendant on a charge of rape had been tried and acquitted of the rape of different women on three previous occasions in three separate trials. The prosecution wished to call those three complainants to give similar fact evidence in support of . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – Regina v Z (Prior acquittal) HL 22-Jun-2000
The defendant on a charge of rape had been tried and acquitted of the rape of different women on three previous occasions in three separate trials. The prosecution wished to call those three complainants to give similar fact evidence in support of . .
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Criminal Evidence
Updated: 05 October 2022; Ref: scu.85622
