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Speeding offences. See section 89(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Sexual offences. See section 32 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. Confessions by mentally handicapped persons. See section 77 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. Evidence of children. See section 34 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.
Moorov v His Majesty's Advocate 1930 JC 68 is a Scots criminal and evidence law case that concerns admissibility of similar fact evidence. [1] The High Court of Justiciary established the Moorov doctrine [2] in its judgment, which is predominantly used in criminal prosecutions involving allegations of rape and sexual abuse.
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The importance of corroboration is unique to Scots criminal law. [1] A long-standing feature of Scots law, the requirement for corroborating evidence means at least two independent sources of evidence are required in support of each crucial fact before an accused can be convicted of a crime. [ 2 ]
These campaigns have resulted in legal changes across the common-wealth legal systems including broadening the criminal code definition of rape and sexual assault to include acts such as unwanted hugging, kissing or touching, removing the requirement to provide verifiable corroboration that a crime occurred, and changing the statute of ...
Section 44 protects complainants in prosecutions for sexual offences from certain questions and evidence about their sexual experience and reputation. The starting point is to exclude evidence or questions that relate to the complainant's reputation in sexual matters or to the complainant's sexual experience with a person other than the defendant.
Man jailed for sex offences against two girls. Matt Taylor - BBC News, Leicester. January 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM ... The force said Macken's offences were disclosed to police by both victims in 2020.