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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 [2018] JRC 086

AG -v- Humble

AG -v- Humble [2018] JRC 086 (14 May 2018)

The court refused to admit Complainant A’s 2013 statement, holding that reliance on it would be unfair to the defendant and would risk denying a fair trial.

  • Admissibility of hearsay
  • Fair trial
  • Vulnerable witnesses
  • Exclusion of evidence
  • Hearsay-admissibility
  • Fair-trial
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Criminal law [2018] JRC 056B

AG -v- Humble

AG -v- Humble [2018] JRC 056B (09 March 2018)

The court excluded an ABE interview of a complainant because a camera failure left only the top of her head visible, preventing assessment of demeanour and fairness.

  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Video evidence
  • Vulnerable witnesses
  • Fair trial
  • Admissibility-of-evidence
  • Video-evidence
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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 [2010] JRC 186A

AG -v- U

AG -v- U [2010] JRC 186A (14 October 2010)

The court granted special measures for a vulnerable complainant: his video-recorded statement could stand as evidence-in-chief, and cross-examination would be by video-link.

  • Special measures
  • Video evidence
  • Vulnerable witnesses
  • Cross-examination
  • Special-measures
  • Vulnerable-witnesses
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