The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against a conviction for murder where a trial judge had not erred in the approach which he had taken to the behaviour and evidence of hostile witnesses and the evidence from other witnesses was sound. A judge has the discretion, on weighing up the likelihood of the witness changing his mind, to allow the witness to be cross-examined about a previous statement.

CA (Crim Div) (Beldam LJ, Garland J, Longmore J)

31/07/1998