The defendants appealed against their convictions for murder, complaining of the admission against them of hearsay evidence from witnesses in Cyprus. Two of the statements had been later retracted.
Held: The convictions stood. The statements had been formal ones taken by the police in Cyprus, and there was no convincing evidence of them having been obtained by oppression.
Judges:
Stanley Burnton LJ, Roderick Evans J, Pert QC J
Citations:
[2010] EWCA Crim 1505
Links:
Statutes:
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 78, Criminal Justice Act 2003 121(1)(c)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Crime, Criminal Evidence
Updated: 21 August 2022; Ref: scu.420217
