A conviction for rape was not unsafe on the basis that the judge should have permitted cross-examination of the victim about the falsity of previous allegations of sexual abuse by other men. The fact that the victim had made but not pursued those allegations did not provide a proper evidential basis for showing the falsity of those complaints for the purposes of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 s.100.
ADMISSIBILITY CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 2003 s.100(1)(b) CROSS-EXAMINATION LEAVE TO PERMIT CROSS-EXAMINATION OF WITNESS CONCERNING PREVIOUS ALLEGATIONS PREVIOUS STATEMENTS RAPE RELEVANCE OF VICTIM’S PREVIOUS ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT RELIABILITY s.100 s.42 s.42(1)(c) YOUTH JUSTICE AND CRIMINAL EVIDENCE ACT 1999 s.41
The court gave guidance regarding the assessment of a complainant’s mental capacity in a criminal trial when the alleged offences involved proof of a lack of consent.
ASSESSMENT OF COMPLAINANT’S MENTAL CAPACITY BURDEN OF PROOF CONSENT CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL LAW CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (INSANITY) ACT 1964 s.4A EXPERT WITNESSES MENTAL CAPACITY MENTAL CAPACITY ACT 2005 s.2 MENTAL HEALTH PERSONS LACKING CAPACITY s.1 s.1(2) s.2(1) s.2(4) s.30 s.30(2)(a) s.31 s.31(2)(a) s.32 s.32(2)(a) s.33 s.33(2)(a) s.4 s.4(5) s.42 s.44 s.74 s.75 s.76 SEXUAL ASSAULT SEXUAL OFFENCES SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2003 s.3 SEXUAL OFFENCES INVOLVING PROOF OF LACK OF CONSENT STANDARD OF PROOF
A recorder had not erred in refusing a defence application to cross-examine a rape victim pursuant to the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 s.41 in order to question her regarding her sexual relationship with another man.
CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CROSS-EXAMINATION JURY DIRECTIONS OFFENDER CLAIMING INJURY OCCURRED LATER OFFENDER INJURING PENIS DURING RAPE RAPE RECORDER REFUSING APPLICATION TO QUESTION VICTIM UNDER S.41 YOUTH JUSTICE AND CRIMINAL EVIDENCE ACT 1999 s.13(1) s.41(3) s.41(5) s.41(5)(a) s.42 SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH CHILDREN SEXUAL OFFENCES ACT 2003 s.1(1) VICTIMS YOUTH JUSTICE AND CRIMINAL EVIDENCE ACT 1999 s.41
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