AG v Pounds [2024] JRC 225 (22 October 2024)
The witness is eligible for special measures as her evidence is likely to be diminished by distress, and she is entitled to give evidence by video link to maximise the quality of her evidence.
- Citation
- [2024] JRC 225
- Parties
- Applicant: The Crown; Respondent: The Defence
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 22 October 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal / Pre Trial Application
- Outcome
- application granted
- Legal Topics
- Special Measures, Witness Eligibility, Video Link Evidence
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Parties
The Crown
Applicant
The Defence
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Pre Trial Application
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the witness is eligible for special measures under Article 100 of the Criminal Procedure (Jersey) Law 2018
- 2 Whether evidence should be given by video link
Ratio Decidendi
The witness is eligible for special measures as her evidence is likely to be diminished by distress, and she is entitled to give evidence by video link to maximise the quality of her evidence.
Court Disposition
application granted
Orders
- Witness to give evidence by video link
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