Section 89 of the Evidence Act 2008 is sure to generate some fresh discussion about whether selective answering can be a valid source of inferences about an accused's consciousness of guilt.The prohibition on the selective answering of an accused in response to police questioning being used to infer a consciousness of guilt - or at least …
Day: November 24, 2009
Theatrical performances
"All the world's a stage,And all the men and women merely players;They have their exits and their entrances;And one man in his time plays many parts ..."Jaques (As You Like It Act II, Scene VII, William Shakespeare)Everyone agrees that good advocacy is a performance. It logically follows that some of the skills and training of …