558. Defendant's lies or other self-incriminating behaviour.

558. Defendant's lies or other self-incriminating behaviour.

Criminal Procedure (Volume 27 (2021), paras 1–442; Volume 28 (2021), paras 443–938) | Commentary

A defendant may knowingly or unknowingly corroborate or support the case against him through his own admissions1, lies2, or other self-incriminating behaviour3. His failure promptly to disclose matters later relied upon in his defence4, to answer police questions concerning apparently incriminating facts5 and/or to