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R v Cook

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All England Law Reports/1987/Volume 1 /R v Cook - [1987] 1 All ER 1049 [1987] 1 All ER 1049 R v Cook COURT OF APPEAL, CRIMINAL DIVISION WATKINS LJ, DRAKE AND OGNALL JJ 13 NOVEMBER, 9 DECEMBER 1986 Criminal evidence - Identity - Photofit picture - Admissibility - Whether photofit picture admissible in evidence - Whether admission of photofit picture contrary to hearsay rule. A photofit picture of a defendant is admissible at his trial as part of a witness's evidence and does not constitute a breach of either the hearsay rule or the rule against the admission of earlier consistent statements (see p 1054 j, post). R...

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R v Constantinou

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Criminal Appeal Case Summaries and Judgments/1989/R v Constantinou - [1989] Lexis Citation 3171 R v Constantinou 91 Cr App Rep 74, Lexis UK CD 59 [1989] Lexis Citation 3172 COURT OF APPEAL (CRIMINAL DIVISION) O'CONNER, LJ, BOREHAM, McNEILL JJ 14 APRIL 1989 14 APRIL 1989 This judgment has been summarised by LexisNexis UK editors. J Ornstin for the Appellant M Birnbaum for the Crown Registrar of Criminal Appeals; Crown Prosecution Service Criminal evidence - Identity - Photofit picture - Admissibility - Whether judge ought to have admitted photofit - Whether Turnball direction ought to have been given. M was getting into his car, having collected a substantial sum of money from a bank,...

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R v Blenkinsop

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R v Blenkinsop [1995] 1 Cr App Rep 7 Court: CA Judgment Date: circa 1995 Catchwords & Digest CRIMINAL LAW, EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE - EVIDENCE--IDENTIFICATION--PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION--PHOTOGRAPHS OR VIDEO RECORDING--APPROPRIATE DIRECTION TO JURY The appellant and 23 other people were charged with violent disorder following an incident at a demonstration. Although the appellant admitted that he had been present and had taken part in the demonstration, he argued that it had not been proved that he was one of those who had actively taken part in the violence that had occurred. The prosecution evidence consisted of a photograph of the appellant taken by the police when he...

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Court of Appeal: R v Doherty [2016] EWCA Crim 246

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Court of Appeal: The Admissibility of Identification Evidence Made on the Basis of Recognition from Photographs Taken at a Crime Scene R v Doherty [2016] EWCA Crim 246 Journal of Criminal Law/2016, Volume 80/Issue 4, August/Case Notes/Court of Appeal: The Admissibility of Identification Evidence Made on the Basis of Recognition from Photographs Taken at a Crime Scene R v Doherty [2016] EWCA Crim 246 - JCL 80 (234) Journal of Criminal Law JCL 80 (234) 1 August 2016 Court of Appeal: The Admissibility of Identification Evidence Made on the Basis of Recognition from Photographs Taken at a Crime Scene R v Doherty [2016] EWCA Crim 246 Adam...

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Photographs, Video Recordings and Films

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Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2017/Part F Evidence/Section F8 Documentary Evidence and Real Evidence/Real Evidence/Photographs, Video Recordings and Films Photographs, Video Recordings and Films F8.58 A photograph may be admitted in evidence to enable a witness to identify a person or thing. In Tolson (1864) 4 F & F 103, a case of bigamy, a photograph was produced, which was admitted to be a photograph of the first husband, and a witness was allowed to testify that he had seen the man in the photograph alive after the date of the allegedly bigamous marriage. A photograph (or film) the relevance of which can be established by...

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Photograph and Video Evidence in Court

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Criminal Law and Justice Weekly (formerly Justice of the Peace)/2002/Issue 25, June/Articles/Photograph and Video Evidence in Court - (2002) 166 JPN 488 Justice of the Peace Since 1837 The Journal Dedicated to Magisterial and Local Government Law (2002) 166 JPN 488 22 June 2002 Photograph and Video Evidence in Court This Week Article Alec Samuels © Reed Elsevier (UK) Ltd 2002 The photograph and the video represent powerful visual evidence. Visual evidence is generally more compelling than any other form of evidence. The photograph and the video is frequently proffered or given in evidence. However, there can be technical and legal problems. Proof of Accuracy The normal way to prove the authenticity...

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R v Cole

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All England Official Transcripts (1997-2008) R v Cole Criminal law - Trial - Dangerous driving - Judge intervening and making adverse comments about defence case - Judge openly hostile to defence counsel - Judge failing adequately to sum up case - Whether trial unfair - Whether conviction unsafe [2008] EWCA Crim 3234 (Transcript: Wordwave International Ltd (A Merrill Communications Company)) COURT OF APPEAL (CRIMINAL DIVISION) LATHAM LJ, ANDREW SMITH J, JUDGE SCOTT-GALL QC (sitting as a judge of the CACD) 17 DECEMBER 2008 17 DECEMBER 2008 K Howarth for the Appellant/Defendant M Maynard for the Crown Registrar of Criminal Appeals; Crown Prosecution Service LATHAM LJ (V-P): (reading the judgment of the court) [1] On...

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R v Chaaban

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All England Official Transcripts (1997-2008) R v Chaaban Criminal evidence and procedure - Case management - Refusal of application for adjournment - Judicial control of timetable - Fairness of trial. [2003] EWCA Crim 1012 (Transcript: Smith Bernal) COURT OF APPEAL (CRIMINAL DIVISION) JUDGE LJ, GRIGSON J, JUDGE STEPHENS QC (Sitting as a Judge of the CACD) 20 MARCH 2003 20 MARCH 2003 P Rose for the Appellant A Haycroft for the Crown JUDGE LJ (reading the judgment of the court): [1] The appellant is a family man of previous good character, in his early forties. On 25 May 2001 in the Crown Court at Middlesex Guildhall before His Honour Judge Blacksell QC and...

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R v Butt

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All England Official Transcripts (1997-2008) R v Butt Criminal evidence and procedure - Case management - Limitation on questioning of witness - Fairness. [2005] EWCA Crim 805 (Transcript: Smith Bernal) COURT OF APPEAL (CRIMINAL DIVISION) DYSON LJ, DOBBS J, JUDGE FINDLAY BAKER QC 17 MARCH 2005 17 MARCH 2005 J Mcintosh for the Appellant G Etherton for the Crown DYSON LJ (reading the judgment of the court): [1] On 23 January 2004 in the Crown Court at Croydon before His Honour Judge Pratt and a jury, the appellant was convicted of rape and sentenced to six years' imprisonment. He appeals against conviction by leave of the single judge. The ground on which he...

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Malcolm v DPP

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All England Official Transcripts (1997-2008) Malcolm v Director of Public Prosecutions Magistrates - Procedure - Evidence - Magistrates' discretion to permit calling of evidence - Prosecution witness called after defence case closed [2007] EWHC 363 (Admin) CO/10295/2005, (Transcript: Wordwave International Ltd (A Merrill Communications Company)) QUEEN'S BENCH DIVISION (DIVISIONAL COURT) MAURICE KAY LJ, STANLEY BURNTON J 30 JANUARY, 27 FEBRUARY 2007 27 FEBRUARY 2007 R Calder for the Appellant/Defendant B Aina for the Respondent Vickers & Co; CPS STANLEY BURNTON J: Introduction [1] This is an appeal by way of case stated from the decision of Barnet Magistrates' Court of 18 August 2005 convicting the Appellant of the offence of driving a motor vehicle...

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