R v Geers (CO 27/2017) [2020] SCSC 666 (17 December 2020)

R v Geers (CO 27/2017) [2020] SCSC 666 (17 December 2020)

The accused's confession was voluntary, not induced by police coercion or stratagem, and the accused was informed of his constitutional rights and properly cautioned; therefore, the confession is admissible in evidence.

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Citation
[2020] SCSC 666
Parties
Prosecution: The Republic; Accused: Albert Alexander Geers
Court
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
Seychelles
Judgment Date
17 December 2020
Case Number
CO 27/2017
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Ruling on Admissibility of Confession (trial Within a Trial)
Outcome
Objection overruled; confession admitted in evidence.
Legal Topics
Admissibility of Confession, Voluntariness of Confession, Constitutional Rights of Accused, Hearsay, Judge's Rules
Source Language
english
Criminal Law Evidence Law Constitutional Law Admissibility of Confession Voluntariness of Confession Constitutional Rights of Accused Hearsay Judge's Rules

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Parties

The Republic

Prosecution

Albert Alexander Geers

Accused

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Ruling on Admissibility of Confession (trial Within a Trial)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the accused's verbal confession is admissible in evidence
  2. 2 Whether the confession was made voluntarily
  3. 3 Whether the accused's constitutional rights were breached

Ratio Decidendi

The accused's confession was voluntary, not induced by police coercion or stratagem, and the accused was informed of his constitutional rights and properly cautioned; therefore, the confession is admissible in evidence.

Court Disposition

Objection overruled; confession admitted in evidence.

Orders

  • The accused's verbal confession is admissible in evidence.