Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2009] All ER (D) 200 (Dec)
Neutral Citation: [2009] EWCA Crim 2698
Court: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
Judge:

Thomas LJ, Kitchen and Holroyde JJ
Representation James Hill QC and Tom Mitchell (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the first defendant in the first appeal.
  Eric Eliott QC and John Gillette (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the second defendant in the second appeal.
  Nicholas Campbell QC and Tina Dempster (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service) for the Crown in the first appeal.
  Michael Burrows QC and Andrew Baker (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant in the second appeal.
  Stephen Linehan QC and Denis Desmond (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service) for the Crown in the second appeal.
Judgment Dates: 21 December 2009

Catchwords

Criminal evidence - Expert evidence - Procedure - DNA - Relevant principles to be applied - Guidance as to procedure to be adopted - Criminal Procedure Rules, Pts 3, 33.

The Case

Criminal evidence Expert evidence. In two appeals, the Court of Appeal, Criminal Division, addressed issues relating to DNA evidence and the admission of expert evidence in criminal trials.

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