What's the Matter with Section 78

Criticises the narrow approach taken recently by the Court of Appeal to the exclusion of improperly obtained but reliable evidence, and argues that this has resulted from errors in statutory interpretation and a failure to learn appropriate lessons from a number of developments in the law of evidenc...

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Published in:Criminal law review 1999-12, Vol.Dec, p.929-940
Main Authors: Choo, A L-T, Nash, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Admissibility
Codes of practice
Courts of appeal
Courts of appeals
Criminal law
Criminal procedure
Criminal trials
Decisions
England and Wales
Evidence
Factors
Police
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
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Summary:Criticises the narrow approach taken recently by the Court of Appeal to the exclusion of improperly obtained but reliable evidence, and argues that this has resulted from errors in statutory interpretation and a failure to learn appropriate lessons from a number of developments in the law of evidence and procedure. (Original abstract)
ISSN:0011-135X