Hearings
England & Wales
27 May 1994 [1995] QB 27; [1994] 3 WLR 899; [1994] 4 All ER 426; [1995] 1 Cr App R 242, CA
04 Oct 1994 (pet all) [1997] AC 558; [1994] 1 WLR 1426; [1996] 3 WLR 162; [1996] 3 All ER 289; [1996] 2 Cr App R 440, HL(E)
R v Khan (Sultan)
Subject Matter
CRIME — Evidence — Tape recording — Covert installation of electronic listening device involving trespass, damage to property and invasion of privacy — Tape recorded conversation containing admission of involvement in importation of heroin — Whether evidence of conversation admissible — Whether discretion to exclude evidence of conversation to be exercised — Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, s 78
[1995] QB 27; [1997] AC 558; [1994] 3 WLR 899; [1996] 3 WLR 162
Appellate History
R v Khan (Sultan) [1995] QB 27; [1994] 3 WLR 899; [1994] 4 All ER 426; [1995] 1 Cr App R 242, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) affirmed
R v Khan (Sultan) [1997] AC 558; [1994] 1 WLR 1426; [1996] 3 WLR 162; [1996] 3 All ER 289; [1996] 2 Cr App R 440, HL(E)
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Discretion to Exclude at Common Law - Application to Evidence Obtained Unlawfully, Improperly or Unfairly - ‘Evidence Tantamount to a Self-incriminatory Admission’
F2.47
Admissibility of Evidence Obtained Unlawfully, Improperly or Unfairly - General Rule of Admissibility F2.1
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, s. 78 - Application to Evidence Obtained Unlawfully, Improperly or Unfairly - Undercover Operations after Commission of the Offence F2.24