Practice and Procedure

HM ADVOCATE v JOHN MURTAGH (2009)

PUBLISHED August 3, 2009
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[2009] UKPC 36

An accused's right to a fair trial required the disclosure only of such previous convictions of Crown witnesses as materially weakened the Crown's case or strengthened that of the defence.

PC (Sc) (Lord Hope of Craighead, Lord Scott of Foscote, Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, Lord Collins of Mapesbury)

03/08/2009

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