Showing posts with label Admissions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Admissions. Show all posts

Friday, January 21, 2011

Admissibility of a record of interview

Imagine the following scenario. Mr Smith is charged with aggravated burglary. He is interviewed by police and denies involvement in the offence. In the course of the interview, he makes some exculpatory statements that suggest that other police witnesses may have a motive to lie. Is this interview admissible in the trial? Even if it is admissible, is the prosecution obliged to tender it?