Hearings
England & Wales
(1990) 93 Cr App R 222, CA
08 Apr 1992 [1992] 2 AC 228; [1992] 2 WLR 656; [1992] 2 All ER 345; 95 Cr App R 88, HL(E)
R v Kearley
Subject Matter
CRIME — Evidence — Hearsay — Possession of controlled drug with intent to supply — Requests for drugs made by callers on telephone and in person not in presence or hearing of defendant — Callers not giving evidence — Whether evidence of requests admissible — Belief of callers that drugs would be supplied — Whether relevant — Implied assertions of fact that defendant supplier of drugs — Whether excluded by rule against hearsay
[1992] 2 AC 228; [1992] 2 WLR 656; (1990) 93 Cr App R 222
Appellate History
R v Kearley (1990) 93 Cr App R 222, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) reversed
R v Kearley [1992] 2 AC 228; [1992] 2 WLR 656; [1992] 2 All ER 345; 95 Cr App R 88, HL(E)
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Hearsay Exceptions: (3) Preserved Common Law Exceptions - Res Gestae Statements of Contemporaneous Bodily or Mental Feelings
F17.63
Definition of ‘Matter Stated’ - Matters Intended to be Believed or Acted upon - Reversal of Kearley F16.16
Definition of ‘Matter Stated’ - Matters Intended to be Believed or Acted upon - Instances of Application of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, s. 115(3) F16.21
Relevance - Strict Application of the Test F1.13