Hostile Witnesses at Common Law
Download Request: Current Document: 1 Time Of Request: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 17:51:43 Send To: Summer Eudoxie JUDICIARY OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO HALL OF JUSTICE KNOX STREET PORT OF SPAIN, TTO Terms: (hostile witness) Source: Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2015 Project ID: None Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2015/Part F Evidence/Section F6 Examination-in-chief/Unfavourable and Hostile Witnesses/Hostile Witnesses at Common Law Hostile Witnesses at Common Law F6.55 The Criminal Procedure Act 1865, s. 3, has not destroyed or removed the common-law right of the judge, in the exercise of his discretion, to allow cross-examination of a hostile witness by asking leading questions about a previous statement. In Thompson (1976) 64 Cr App R 96 the appellant was...
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