A trial judge had a wide discretion as to what warning, if any, he gave to a jury in relation to a witness’s alleged unreliability. In the instant case, the judge had given an adequate and appropriate warning to the jury with regard to the inconsistencies in the complainant’s evidence and an admitted lie, and […]
Where an appellant relied on honest belief that the victim to an indecent assault was willing to consent, whilst evidence of the victim’s previous sexual behaviour was relevant to that belief the judge had a discretion whether to allow cross-examination and had to take into account whether refusal might render the conclusion of the jury […]
A judge had exercised his discretion fairly under s.41 Youth and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 by ruling as admissible certain evidence about sexual abuse on complainant children by persons other than their parents against whom criminal proceedings had been brought.
