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
Legal Issues
- 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
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