The Weekly Law Reports
[1980] 2 WLR 743
[COURT OF APPEAL]
REGINA
v.
MURPHY (WILLIAM)
1980 Feb. 7;
March 7
March 7
Eveleigh L.J., Bristow and McNeill JJ.
Road Traffic
— Reckless driving
— Causing death by
— Manner of driving causing accident
— Mental attitude to achieving required standard of driving
— Whether driving “recklessly”
—
Road Traffic Act 1972 (c. 20), s. 1 (as amended by Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45), s. 50 (1))
Crime
— Evidence
— Expert
— Police constable's opinion evidence on issues in case
— Opinion on matters deducible from observed facts
— Whether admissible