Att. Gen. v Da Silva [2007] JLR_Note 61 (21 November 2007)

Att. Gen. v Da Silva [2007] JLR_Note 61 (21 November 2007)

The admissibility of statements to police depends on whether the breach of the Code of Conduct rendered the statements unfair or unreliable.

Parties
Applicant: Attorney General; Respondent: Da Silva
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
21 November 2007
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Interlocutory
Outcome
undisclosed
Legal Topics
Statements to Police, Breach of Code of Conduct

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Parties

Attorney General

Applicant

Da Silva

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Interlocutory

  1. 1 Whether statements to police were obtained in breach of the Code of Conduct

Ratio Decidendi

The admissibility of statements to police depends on whether the breach of the Code of Conduct rendered the statements unfair or unreliable.

Court Disposition

undisclosed