By Michael Stockdale, Natalie Wortley, Rebecca Mitche

Description

# Presents the essential facts and key principles of the most important cases

# Uses clear and straightforward language and summarise facts and decisions concisely

# Breaks the subject down into key topics

# Include additional commentary, explaining the decision and implications

# Fully indexed by individual cases and topics

Contents

Burden and standard of proof; Competence and compellability; Corroboration and supporting evidence, identification evidence and lies told by the accused; The accused’s right of silence; Examination, cross-examination and re-examination of witnesses; Evidence of opinion; Privilege and public interest immunity; The rule against hearsay: the common law; Civil Evidence Act 1995; Confessions; Statutory exceptions to the hearsay rule in criminal proceedings (other than confessions); Similar fact evidence; Evidence of character; Sample questions and model answers

Published Year: 2007 Format: Paper Back ISBN: 9781847030603 Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Our Price: £ 8.50 Reviews: 0 reivew(s).

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