Practice and Procedure

R v EVERSLEY THOMPSON (1998)

PUBLISHED February 16, 1998
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Murder appeal from St Vincent and the Grenadines in which the admissibility of a confession was challenged and it was held that in the absence of evidence of good character being adduced by the defence it was not the judge's duty to deal with that matter in summing up.

PC (StV) (Lord Goff of Chieveley, Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle, Lord Lloyd of Berwick, Lord Hutton, Gault J)

16/02/1998

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