| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2003] All ER (D) 446 (Nov) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2003] EWCA Crim 3435 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Potter LJ, Cresswell and Jack JJ |
| Representation | Gordon Bebb QC and Michael Selfe (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the first defendant. |
| Peter Hughes QC and Michael Bailey (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the second defendant. | |
| Peter Hughes QC and John O'Higgins (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the third defendant. | |
| Maura McGowan QC and Maria Dineen (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service) for the Crown. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 28 November 2003 |
Catchwords
Criminal evidence and procedure - Evidence - Fresh evidence on appeal - Police inquiry - Principal complainant raising fresh allegations when re-interviewed - Safety of convictions.
The Case
The defendants' convictions for sexual offences were unsafe because material which came out in a police inquiry after the trial in which the principal complainant was re-interviewed might have affected the trial and outcome of the trial.
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