The WLR Daily case summaries
[2024] WLR(D) 481
Court of Appeal
Rex v AEB and others
[2024] EWCA Crim 1320
2024 Oct 9;
Nov 1
Nov 1
Holroyde LJ, Martin Spencer, Cutts JJ
Crime— Evidence— Admissibility— Defendants charged with offence of money laundering arising from alleged use of proceeds of fraud— Fraud perpetrated against banks involving purchase of gift cards from technology company— Crown obtaining spreadsheet data from company identifying bank cards and/or gift cards alleged to be involved in fraud— Judge ruling spreadsheet inadmissible hearsay— Whether spreadsheet admissible raw data where human mind involved in selecting and extracting information— Whether judge erring—
Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c 44), s 117