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R v Porch [2020 ] EWCA Crim 1633 – Failure to adduce phone evidence renders conviction unsafe – the crown do not need to be at fault

By MarkNewbyQSJ | December 6, 2020 | Comments Off on R v Porch [2020 ] EWCA Crim 1633 – Failure to adduce phone evidence renders conviction unsafe – the crown do not need to be at fault

In this interesting case the Court of Appeal allowed an extension of 1164 days to admit fresh evidence regarding phone records which due to various circumstances were not available at the time…

RT & MAM v R [2020] EWCA Crim 1343 – Hearsay Deceased Complainant , unknown victim and “lies ” not enough to defeat principles in Riat

By MarkNewbyQSJ | November 7, 2020 | Comments Off on RT & MAM v R [2020] EWCA Crim 1343 – Hearsay Deceased Complainant , unknown victim and “lies ” not enough to defeat principles in Riat

We have written a number of times over the evolution of the law on how to deal with deceased complainants under the hearsay provisions and this interesting case adds a new dimension…

R v Crampton [2020] EWCA Crim 1334 – Facebook Identification was properly admitted despite breach of the Code – Not a Lurking Doubt Case

By MarkNewbyQSJ | October 16, 2020 | Comments Off on R v Crampton [2020] EWCA Crim 1334 – Facebook Identification was properly admitted despite breach of the Code – Not a Lurking Doubt Case

This was a cold case involving an allegation of abuse which occurred in 1996 but was not reported until 2018. The circumstances of the reporting arose following a search of Facebook where…

R. v Wangige (Joseph Karumba) [2020] EWCA Crim 1319 – autrefois convict preventing a second conviction on the same facts

By MarkNewbyQSJ | October 15, 2020 | Comments Off on R. v Wangige (Joseph Karumba) [2020] EWCA Crim 1319 – autrefois convict preventing a second conviction on the same facts

This was a sad case involving the death of a victim in a road traffic incident in which the the Crown Prosecution Service having carefully considered the circumstances concluded that none of…

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