Citations:
1993 SCCR 1105
Cited by:
Overruled – Smith v Lees HCJ 1997
Evidence of distress could not corroborate the carrying out of physical acts of indecent assault, though it can still be used to corroborate, in an appropriate case, evidence of a lack of consent on the part of the complainer to the accused’s . .
Cited – Paul Cullington v Her Majesty’s Advocate HCJ 25-Jun-1999
The defendant appealed his conviction for indecent assault. He challenged the use of evidence of distress as corroboration of an allegation that violence had been threatened or used.
Held: The appeal failed. There was no reason to distinguish . .
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Crime, Scotland, Criminal Evidence
Updated: 09 May 2022; Ref: scu.220739
