Appeal against conviction of murder brought upon a reference by the Criminal Cases Review Committee.
Held: ‘allowing this appeal and quashing his conviction in the light of new evidence from both defence and Crown consultant psychologists, which we accept, indicating that Mr Steel is and was mentally handicapped and at the borderline of abnormal suggestibility and compliability; and, therefore, a significantly more vulnerable interviewee than could have been appreciated at the time of trial.’
[2003] EWCA Crim 1640
Bailii
England and Wales
Crime
Updated: 03 January 2022; Ref: scu.183647