Practice and Procedure

R V SILCOTT : R V BRAITHWAITE : R V RAGHIP (1991)

PUBLISHED December 5, 1991
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Admitting confession without assessing its reliability when access to legal advice has been denied or where expert evidence by psychologist casts doubt on its reliability. Tampering with interview notes and confessional statements. R v Silcott-ESDA test applied. Psychologist's evidence as to defendant's mental incapacity.

CA (Crim Div) (Judge not specified)

05/12/1991

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