WRIGHT AND BROWN v. THE UNITED KINGDOM - 52334/13 - Communicated Case [2014] ECHR 325 (04 March 2014)

Not applicable; the case is at the communicated stage and no final judgment has been rendered.

Citation: [2014] ECHR 325
Parties: Applicant: Eric Wright; Applicant: James Brown; Respondent: United Kingdom
Jurisdiction: European Union
Judgment Date: 04 March 2014
Procedural Posture: Application to the European Court of Human Rights / Communicated Case, Pre Judgment
Outcome: No final disposition; case communicated for observations.
Legal Topics: Right to Fair Trial, Access to Legal Counsel, Admissibility of Confessions, Article 6 ECHR

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Eric Wright

Applicant

James Brown

Applicant

United Kingdom

Respondent

Application to the European Court of Human Rights / Communicated Case, Pre Judgment

1 Whether the lack of access to a solicitor during police interviews violated Article 6 § 3(c) in conjunction with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention
2 Whether reliance on confessions obtained without legal assistance rendered the convictions unsafe

Not applicable; the case is at the communicated stage and no final judgment has been rendered.

No final disposition; case communicated for observations.