| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2004] All ER (D) 250 (Jun) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2004] EWCA Crim 1396 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Criminal Division |
| Judge: | Laws LJ, Holman and Goldring JJ |
| Representation | Andrew Cohen (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the first defendant. |
| Janick Fielding (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the second defendant. | |
| Hugh Davies (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service) for the Crown. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 10 May 2004 |
Catchwords
Criminal evidence and procedure - Trial - Direction to jury - Prosecution evidence - Corroboration of victim's evidence - Putting the defence case - Defendants not giving evidence - Safety of conviction.
The Case
The defendants' convictions for kidnapping and blackmail were safe because the judge had sufficiently directed the jury on the defence case and corroboration of the victim's account.
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