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Criminal law [2018] UKPC 30

Davis (Appellant) v The Queen (Respondent) (Bahamas)

Privy Council appeal on murder convictions from the Bahamas addressing identification evidence, hearsay, a ballistics report, fresh evidence, and retrial.

  • Identification evidence
  • Hearsay
  • Dock identification
  • Fair trial rights
  • Admissibility of depositions
  • Fresh evidence on appeal
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Criminal law [2018] UKPC 30

The Queen (Appellant) v Evans (Respondent) (Bahamas)

Privy Council appeal from the Bahamas on identification, hearsay, and ballistics evidence in a murder case; appeals by Stubbs and Davis were dismissed.

  • Identification evidence
  • Dock identification
  • Hearsay
  • Admissibility of depositions
  • Fair trial rights
  • Ballistics evidence
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Criminal law [2018] UKPC 30

Stubbs (Appellant) v The Queen (Respondent) (Bahamas)

The Privy Council upheld Stubbs’s and Davis’s convictions, dismissed the Crown’s appeal on Evans, and ordered resentencing for Stubbs and Davis.

  • Identification evidence
  • Hearsay
  • Dock identification
  • Fair trial
  • Admission of analyst reports
  • Fresh evidence
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Criminal law [2014] UKPC 2

Lawrence (Appellant) v The Queen ( Respondent)

The Privy Council quashed Jason Lawrence’s murder conviction, finding unsafe dock identification evidence and inadequate jury directions on alleged confession evidence.

  • Murder
  • Identification evidence
  • Dock identification
  • Confession evidence
  • Jury directions
  • Miscarriage of justice
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Criminal law [2012] UKPC 28

Mark France and Rupert Vassell v The Queen

The Privy Council dismissed a murder appeal from Jamaica, holding the trial judge’s identification directions were adequate and no miscarriage of justice was shown.

  • Identification evidence
  • Recognition
  • Good character direction
  • Dock identification
  • Hearsay evidence
  • Conduct of counsel
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Criminal law [2011] UKPC 16

Maxo Tido v The Queen

The Privy Council held that the dock identification was wrongly admitted and inadequately directed, but upheld the conviction on overwhelming other evidence. The death sentence was quashed.

  • Murder
  • Death penalty
  • Dock identification
  • Fair trial
  • Sentencing
  • Dock-identification
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