Criminal Evidence - An Update with Colin Beaumont

Introduction

There are always new developments in the area of criminal evidence and this webinar will focus on recent Court of Appeal decisions and the relevant legislation considered in such decisions.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The Court of Appeal decision of Harewood and Rehman [2021] and an examination of Section 34 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
• The Court of Appeal decision of R v Edwards [2022] - cross-examination on unused material as showing a prior inconsistent statement
• The Court of Appeal decision of R v Green [2019] which could be a variant of the topic considered in Harewood and Rehman
• Section 119 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 - inconsistent statements
• Regina v Belhaj-Farhat [2022] - an examination by the Court of Appeal of DNA evidence found on a roll-up cigarette inside the flat of a property recently burgled
• Muldoon and Regina [2021] - the legal position of hostile witnesses
• Regina v Oloyowang [2021] - consideration of the inclusion of evidence pursuant to Section 98 (a) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003
• Sections 98 (a) and (b) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 - their legal significance
• AAM and Regina [2021] - the Court of Appeal considering, yet again, the evidential significance of Section 98 (a) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003
• Regina v Colecozy-Rogers [2021] - part of the defence case involved an attack upon the character of the deceased - the evidential ramifications of this
• R v Bedward [2021] - yet another case in which the Court of Appeal considered whether or not text messages were hearsay - the same ground essentially covered in R v Twist
• Hearsay statements and Section 115 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003

This webinar was recorded on 1st February 2023