Att. Gen. v Cronin [2001] JLR_Note 44 (24 September 2001)

Att. Gen. v Cronin [2001] JLR_Note 44 (24 September 2001)

A statement by the victim of an attack may be admissible as part of the res gestae exception to the hearsay rule.

Parties
Applicant: Attorney General; Respondent: Cronin
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
24 September 2001
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Interlocutory
Outcome
interlocutory ruling on admissibility
Legal Topics
Hearsay, Res Gestae, Statement by Victim

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Parties

Attorney General

Applicant

Cronin

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Interlocutory

  1. 1 Admissibility of hearsay statement by victim as part of res gestae

Ratio Decidendi

A statement by the victim of an attack may be admissible as part of the res gestae exception to the hearsay rule.

Court Disposition

interlocutory ruling on admissibility