Course description
The absence of a witness at court can often be a problem for a prosecutor and occasionally for a defence advocate.
Whatever the cause of the absent witness, practitioners need to have a firm grasp of legislation and an ever-growing body of case-law in this area.
This handy 1-hour webinar, presented by the highly regarded Clive Smith, covers everything you need to know. Clive will cover how the Criminal Justice Act 2003 can help you, how s. 114 - the interests of justice test - can help with absent witnesses, and what the case-law says in relation to res gestae in domestic abuse cases. The webinar will also look at Court of Appeal guidance on the “hierarchy” of hearsay, anonymous hearsay, and more.
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Introduction
The absence of a witness at court can often be a problem for a prosecutor and occasionally for a defence advocate.
In some cases, the CPS will take the decision to proceed without any direct evidence of the offence, relying on res gestae evidence for example. In other cases, it may be the absence of one witness amongst several, that causes an issue.
Whatever the cause of the absent witness, practitioners need to have a firm grasp of legislation and an ever-growing body of case-law in this area.
What You Will Learn
- How can the Criminal Justice Act 2003 help you?
- How can s. 114 - the interests of justice test - help with absent witnesses?
- What does the case-law say in relation to res gestae in domestic abuse cases?
- Court of Appeal guidance on the “hierarchy” of hearsay - what section to use first
- What about anonymous hearsay - I thought that was inadmissible at common law!
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