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Court of Criminal Appeal refuses application for leave to appeal against murder conviction, finding that the trial judge did not err in his charge and re-charge to the jury in relation to inferences drawn from the accused’s silence in interviews.
Criminal law – murder – application for leave to appeal – statutory nature of Court of Criminal Appeal – Courts of Justice Act 1924 – s.3 of Courts (Establishment and Constitution) Act1961 – s.12 of Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 – s.22 of Criminal Justice Act 2006 – appeal to Supreme Court only on point of law of exceptional public importance – application for leave to appeal conviction and sentence for murder in Central Criminal Court – Court of Criminal Appeal has heard appeal and reached a determination, which is final – admissibility of evidence concerning inferences – right to silence – ss.18, 19 19A of Criminal Justice Act 1984, as, respectively, substituted by ss.28 and 29 and inserted by s.30 of Criminal Justice Act 2007 – no error by trial judge in admitting evidence as to nature of the interview – reasons for judgment – court not required to address each and every aspect of every issue raised by counsel – issues not raised and addressed by trial judge cannot be the subject of an appeal – no unsafe conviction.
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