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Court of Appeal dismisses appeal against conviction for murder, and determines that the trial judge had correctly admitted into evidence a memorandum of interview where admissions had been made by the accused, on the grounds that the admissions made by the accused had not been the result of warnings concerning inferences to be drawn by silence, but by becoming aware that his co-accused had given a false statement of events implicating him.
Criminal law - appeal against conviction - murder - previous trial - acquittal by direction - retrial following Supreme Court appeal - stabbing with garden shears - accessory before the fact - drawing inferences from failure to answer questions - s. 19A of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 - transcript of interview - whether interview should have been admitted into evidence - refusal to allow accused to consult with solicitor prior to final interview - admission that accused would not have been convicted if not for final interview.
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