The judge had been wrong to direct the acquittal of two of the four defendants in a case involving an allegation of the sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl; evidence of collusion between the complainant and a witness might be used to cast doubt on their reliability and truthfulness but it should not have been used as a reason for stopping the case.
ACQUITTALS COLLUSION CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE IDENTIFICATION RELIABILITY SEXUAL OFFENCES TERMINATING RULINGS WHETHER JUDGE CORRECT TO DIRECT ACQUITTAL OF TWO OF FOUR DEFENDANTS
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