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Criminal law [2024] JRC 225

AG v Pounds

AG v Pounds [2024] JRC 225 (22 October 2024)

The Royal Court granted the Crown’s application for special measures, allowing a distressed eyewitness to give evidence by video link under Jersey law.

  • Special measures
  • Witness eligibility
  • Video link evidence
  • Special-measures
  • Witness-eligibility
  • Video-link-evidence
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Criminal procedure [2024] JRC 196

AG v Correia

AG v Correia [2024] JRC 196 (16 September 2024)

The court granted an application for screens so the complainant and a 17-year-old witness could give evidence without the defendant present, to protect evidence quality.

  • Special measures
  • Witness protection
  • Screens in court
  • Special-measures
  • Witness-protection
  • Screens-in-court
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 114

AG v MM

AG v MM [2024] JRC 114 (15 May 2024)

The Jersey Royal Court granted special measures screening a rape complainant from the defendant and public gallery while she gives evidence.

  • Special measures
  • Rape
  • Witness protection
  • Evidence
  • Special-measures
  • Witness-protection
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 042

AG v Canavan

AG v Canavan [2024] JRC 042 (22 February 2024)

Pre-trial directions in a Jersey criminal case on assault and offensive weapon charges. The court dealt with bad character, special measures, expert DNA evidence and hearsay.

  • Assault
  • Possession of offensive weapon
  • Bad character evidence
  • Special measures
  • Expert evidence
  • Hearsay evidence
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 039

AG v Y

AG v Y [2024] JRC 039 (24 January 2024)

Pre-trial criminal ruling allowing a witness’s ABE interview to be played as evidence in chief, relying on witness eligibility or the court’s discretion.

  • Witness evidence
  • Special measures
  • Mental health
  • Video evidence
  • Vulnerable witnesses
  • Witness-evidence
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Criminal law [2021] JRC 202

AG v W

AG v W [2021] JRC 202 (19 July 2021)

The Jersey Royal Court granted a prosecution application to screen the defendant from viewing a 16-year-old complainant giving live video-link evidence.

  • Special measures
  • Vulnerable witnesses
  • Video link evidence
  • Screening of defendant
  • Special-measures
  • Vulnerable-witnesses
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Criminal law [2014] JRC 065A

AG -v- X

AG -v- X [2014] JRC 065A (13 March 2014)

The court ordered special measures for a five-year-old complainant and authorised a limited intermediary for the defendant, while requiring ground rules for questioning.

  • Special measures
  • Intermediaries
  • Vulnerable witnesses
  • Fair trial rights
  • Special-measures
  • Vulnerable-witnesses
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Criminal law [2013] JRC 228

AG -v- Coote

AG -v- Coote [2013] JRC 228 (21 November 2013)

Pre-trial directions ruling in a Jersey drug-importation case. The court admitted expert psychological evidence with redactions, excluded two interviews, and allowed special measures.

  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Vulnerable defendants
  • Confessions
  • Special measures
  • Expert evidence
  • Admissibility-of-evidence
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Criminal law [2013] JRC 131

AG -v- Smale

AG -v- Smale [2013] JRC 131 (26 June 2013)

The Deputy Bailiff made pre-trial directions in a criminal case, ordering screens for the complainant, deferring the site visit issue, and postponing ruling on a telephone call's admissibility.

  • Special measures
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Domestic violence
  • Jury directions
  • Special-measures
  • Admissibility-of-evidence
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Criminal law [2012] JRC 029

AG -v- A

AG -v- A [2012] JRC 029 (06 February 2012)

The court granted a prosecution application for the complainant in a sexual offence trial to give evidence behind screens, emphasizing fairness and jury directions.

  • Special measures
  • Witness protection
  • Sexual offences
  • Fair trial
  • Special-measures
  • Witness-protection
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