United Kingdom Leading Case exclusion of evidenceimproperly obtainedentrapment

R v Sang

[1979] UKHL 3; [1980] AC 402

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHouse of Lords

Year1980

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

There is no defence of entrapment in English law, and (subject to confessions and evidence obtained from the accused after the offence) a judge has no discretion to exclude relevant evidence merely because it was obtained improperly or unfairly.

Area of Law

Criminal Law, Procedure & Evidence

Related Cases

R v G and R [2003] UKHL 50; [2004] 1 AC 1034

R v Looseley; Attorney General's Reference (No 3 of 2000) [2001] UKHL 53; [2001] 1 WLR 2060

R v Howe [1987] UKHL 17; [1987] AC 417

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