The Weekly Law Reports
[2003] 1 WLR 1489
Court of Appeal
Regina
v
Z
[2003] EWCA Crim 191
2002 Dec 5;
2003 Feb 27
2003 Feb 27
Rix LJ, Crane J and Judge Maddison
Crime
— Duress
— Voluntary association
— Defendant associating with known criminal
— Committing aggravated burglary under duress from criminal
— Whether defence of duress available
Crime
— Evidence
— Confession
— Admissibility
— Off the record statement thought to be exculpatory when made
— Inconsistencies between statement and defendant's case at trial
— Prosecution wishing to cross-examine on contents of statement
— Whether statement adverse to defendant
— Whether statement “confession”
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Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c 60), s. 82(1)