Renewed application for leave to appeal against convictions for robbery. The defendant complained as to the unreliability of identification evidence, and as to a note passed by the jury to the judge indicating the use by the jury of the specialist forensic knowledge of a member.
Held: Leave was refused. There was no error as to the directions given by the judge on identification, and his response to the note had been practical, and he had invited counsel’s submissions.
Higgins, Girvan, Coghlin LJJ
[2013] NICA 3
Bailii
Northern Ireland
Citing:
Cited – Regina v Turnbull and Another etc CCA 9-Jun-1976
The defendants appealed against their convictions which had been based upon evidence of visual identification.
Held: Identification evidence can be unreliable, and courts must take steps to reduce injustice. The judge should warn the jury of . .
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Criminal Practice, Criminal Evidence
Updated: 01 November 2021; Ref: scu.471885