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R v Turnbull

[1977] QB 224; [1976] 3 All ER 549; [1976] 3 WLR 445 (CA, Crim Div)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtCourt of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Year1976
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Where a case depends wholly or substantially on disputed visual identification, the judge must give the jury a special warning of the need for caution and direct close examination of the circumstances of the identification.

Area of Law

c

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