Hearings
England & Wales
27 Feb 2003 [2003] EWCA Crim 191; [2003] 1 WLR 1489; [2003] 2 Cr App R 173, CA
17 Mar 2005 [2005] UKHL 22; [2005] 2 AC 467; [2005] 2 WLR 709; [2005] 4 All ER 685; [2005] 2 Cr App R 314, HL(E)
R v Z (Evidence: confession)
Additional names
Subject Matter
CRIME — Duress — Voluntary association — Defendant associating with known criminal — Defendant committing aggravated burglary — Whether defence of duress available
[2005] 2 AC 467; [2003] 1 WLR 1489; [2005] 2 WLR 709
CRIME — Evidence — Confession — Admissibility — Off the record statement thought to be exculpatory when made — Inconsistencies between statement and defendant's case at trial — Prosecution seeking to cross-examine on contents of statement — Whether statement adverse to defendant — Whether “confession” — Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, s 82(1)
Appellate History
R v Z (Evidence: confession) [2003] EWCA Crim 191; [2003] 1 WLR 1489; [2003] 2 Cr App R 173, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) reversed
R v Z (Evidence: confession) [2005] UKHL 22; [2005] 2 AC 467; [2005] 2 WLR 709; [2005] 4 All ER 685; [2005] 2 Cr App R 314, HL(E)
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Defences Involving Other Excuses and Justifications - Duress by Threats: Excluded Offences and Persons - Excluded Persons
A3.45
Meaning of Confession: Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, s. 82 - Partly and Wholly Exculpatory Statements F18.7
Determining the Admissibility of Confessions: The Voir Dire - Challenging Admissibility at Trial F18.67
Defences Involving Other Excuses and Justifications - Duress by Threats: General Principles A3.35
Defences Involving Other Excuses and Justifications - Duress by Threats: General Principles - Type of Threat Required A3.36
Defences Involving Other Excuses and Justifications - Duress by Threats: General Principles - Cogency of the Threat A3.37
Defences Involving Other Excuses and Justifications - Duress of Circumstances A3.52