David v The State

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Type: Case

Citation: (1987) 41 WIR 154

Summary: Significant discrepancies between crucial witness’s evidence and statement to police not disclosed — Prosecutor under duty to submit relevant part of statement to trial judge for his consideration and action — Judge should have told jury failure to hold identification parade tended to lessen force of prosecution case — Judge’s failure to criticise certain identification evidence and not dealing with other weaknesses in identification evidence serious misdirections

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Court: CA of Guyana

Jurisdiction: Guyana

Date 1987