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POLICE INTERVIEWS

May 22, 2019

Despite the absence of certain evidence at trial, the appellant’s convictions for sexual assault and rape of his half-sister were safe, because the totality of the trial process including the directions given and the summing up was fair.

ABUSE OF PROCESS ASSAULT BY PENETRATION CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE JURY DIRECTIONS POLICE INTERVIEWS PREJUDICE RAPE SEXUAL ASSAULT SEXUAL ASSAULT OF CHILD UNDER 13 WITNESSES

September 8, 2015

Although a police interview of a mentally disordered victim had contained leading questions, the judge had not erred in admitting it at a trial for sexual assault of a person with a mental disorder impeding choice as he had been satisfied that the victim’s main account had been given in response to open questions and a reasonable jury could conclude that that account was credible.

ADMISSIBILITY CRIMINAL EVIDENCE LEADING QUESTIONS MENTALLY DISORDERED PERSONS POLICE INTERVIEWS SEXUAL ASSAULT

December 16, 2014

A conviction for sexual assault was safe where an offender’s original solicitors had failed to obtain medical evidence showing that he was a diabetic and suggesting that his medical condition affected the answers he had given in interview, during which he had made partial admissions. The jury had been persuaded by the evidence the complainant gave, who had no reason to have lied.

APPEALS AGAINST CONVICTION CRIMINAL PROCEDURE FRESH EVIDENCE OPPRESSION POLICE INTERVIEWS SEXUAL ASSAULT

December 16, 2014

A taxi driver’s conviction for a single offence of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old passenger was not unsafe where the driver had been suffering from undiagnosed diabetes at the time of his police interview and, unbeknown to all, might have been hypoglycaemic. On the facts, the driver’s answers in police interview could not be regarded as having made any difference to the jury being satisfied that the girl was telling the truth.

CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DIABETES DIAGNOSIS DRIVERS POLICE INTERVIEWS PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES SEXUAL ASSAULT SUFFICIENCY OF EVIDENCE UNSAFE CONVICTIONS

April 1, 2014

On the facts of the case, the defendant’s conviction for rape was not rendered unsafe by the judge’s failure, after acceding to a request from the jury for the replaying of the complainant’s ABE interview, to warn the jury not to place too much emphasis on what they had seen during the recording since they had not also viewed, at the same time, the evidence of any other witness, in particular the defendant.

CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE JURY DIRECTIONS POLICE INTERVIEWS RAPE SENTENCE LENGTH SENTENCING VICTIMS

December 20, 2013

An offender’s convictions for historic offences of rape, buggery, attempted rape, indecent assault and murder were deemed safe, as the judge had given the jury adequate directions as to the dangers of delay and its effect on the evidence.

“HISTORIC” OFFENCES ADMISSIBILITY ADMISSION OF HISTORIC EVIDENCE ATTEMPTS BUGGERY CONFESSIONS CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE DELAY EFFECT ON FAIRNESS OF TRIAL INDECENT ASSAULT JURY DIRECTIONS MURDER POLICE INTERVIEWS PREJUDICE RAPE SEXUAL OFFENCES SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN CHARGING OFFENDER

December 10, 2013

A jury’s findings on a trial of the facts that a defendant with severe learning difficulties who was unfit to plead had committed two offences of rape were safe, notwithstanding the fact that an extract of the defendant’s police interview had been wrongly admitted as evidence.

ADMISSIBILITY CASE MANAGEMENT CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE RULES 2013 DEFENDANT WITH SEVERE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND UNFIT TO PLEAD EXTRACT OF POLICE INTERVIEW WRONGLY ADMITTED AS EVIDENCE ON TRIAL OF FACTS FINDINGS OF FACT FITNESS TO PLEAD LEARNING DISABLED PERSONS LUCAS DIRECTIONS MENTAL HEALTH MENTALLY DISORDERED OFFENDERS POLICE INTERVIEWS RAPE RAPE ALLEGATIONS SAFETY OF JURY’S FINDINGS SEXUAL OFFENCES AGAINST MENTALLY DISORDERED PERSONS

November 8, 2013

An appeal against convictions on 12 counts of sexual assault by penetration, four counts of rape and a count of unlawful wounding was dismissed where a judge had been correct not to treat as evidence the offender’s admissions made in a written statement and police interview as the prosecution had only relied on them to a very limited extent.

ADMISSIONS CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE JURY DIRECTIONS NATURE OF MIXED STATEMENTS POLICE INTERVIEWS SEXUAL OFFENCES SUMMING UP WHETHER NEED FOR WARNING EVIDENCE NOT GIVEN ON OATH

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"HISTORIC" OFFENCES ABUSE OF POSITION OF TRUST ADMISSIBILITY AGGRAVATING FEATURES ASSAULT BY PENETRATION ATTEMPTS BAD CHARACTER BUGGERY CAUSING CHILDREN TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY CHILDREN CHILD SEX OFFENCES CONSENT CREDIBILITY CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL LAW CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CROSS-EXAMINATION DANGEROUSNESS DELAY EXTENDED SENTENCES FRESH EVIDENCE GUILTY PLEAS HUMAN RIGHTS IMPRISONMENT FOR PUBLIC PROTECTION INCONSISTENT VERDICTS INDECENT ASSAULT INDECENT PHOTOGRAPHS OF CHILDREN JURY DIRECTIONS MINIMUM TERM PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS RAPE RAPE OF CHILD UNDER 13 RIGHT TO RESPECT FOR PRIVATE AND FAMILY LIFE SENTENCE LENGTH SENTENCING SENTENCING GUIDELINES SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH CHILDREN SEXUAL ASSAULT SEXUAL ASSAULT OF CHILD UNDER 13 SEXUAL OFFENCES SEXUAL OFFENCES PREVENTION ORDERS SUMMING UP TOTALITY OF SENTENCE UNDUE LENIENCY YOUNG OFFENDERS