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Singapore Leading Case unusually convincing standardsole witnesstwo stage maximal evaluationbeyond reasonable doubt

Public Prosecutor v GCK and another matter

[2020] SGCA 2; [2020] 1 SLR 486
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtCourt of Appeal of Singapore
Year2020
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The 'unusually convincing' standard applies to any witness (eyewitness or complainant) whose uncorroborated testimony forms the sole basis of a conviction; it is a heightened evidential check internal to, not a substitute for, proof beyond reasonable doubt, and circumstantial evidence is assessed by a two-stage maximal evaluation.

Area of Law

Criminal Law, Procedure & Evidence

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