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Court of Appeal determines that an exculpatory statement made by the defendant to his solicitor and presented during trial was inadmissible, on the grounds that the statement, being wholly exculpatory, did not meet the exceptions to the hearsay rule and its admission was not required by fairness, and the defendant had been given ample opportunity to respond to the allegations with legal advice and that the trial process had not been unfair.
Court of Appeal - hearsay rule - exculpatory statement - admissibility - fairness in trial - Criminal Procedure Act 1967 - People (DPP) v JD - inadmissible evidence - right to silence - memorandum of interview - due course of law - aggravated burglary - voir dire - legal advice - cross-examination - JD decision - pretrial procedures - Article 38 of the Constitution - self-incrimination -unfair trial.
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