Sentences with phrase «anonymous witnesses»
The law lords ruled the conviction of Londoner Iain Davis for a double murder in Hackney in 2002 was unlawful because of the crucial role of anonymous witnesses in his trial.
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«The law lords did not rule out the possibility that evidence could be given anonymously in all circumstances, but they did rule it out where the case depends solely or to a decisive extent upon the statements and testimony of anonymous witnesses.
The claims against the politicians stem from testimonies made by protected, anonymous witnesses.
The defence may, of course, still challenge the evidence of an anonymous witness through cross examination.»
Channel Four's anonymous witness, whose words are spoken by an actor in the programme, says: «Andy was a very good editor.
Meanwhile, Mark, armed only with a note left by an anonymous witness, attempts to learn what happened the night of his inexplicable accident.
An appeal against conviction on firearms offences resulted in a reduced minimum term of imprisonment as the court of appeal confirmed that an anonymous witness not present at the offence could not give evidence.
Thus Lord Bingham states the rule to be extrapolated from a number of European Court of Human Rights» judgments from 1989 — 2006 is that «no conviction should be based solely or to a decisive extent upon the statements or testimony of anonymous witnesses.