556. Judicial warnings in respect of suspect evidence.
556. Judicial warnings in respect of suspect evidence.
Criminal Procedure (Volume 27 (2021), paras 1–442; Volume 28 (2021), paras 443–938) | Commentary
It is no longer obligatory for a judge to direct the jury that it is dangerous to convict a defendant on the uncorroborated evidence of a complainant in a sexual case or of an accomplice1; but in some cases (not necessarily cases involving sexual offences or accomplice evidence) a judge may still consider that some kind of warning is necessary2.
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