Silence, confessions and improperly obtained evidence

Silence, confessions and improperly obtained evidence / Peter Mirfield.

This book examines the whole of the pre-trial phase of criminal investigation including the law relating to confessions, the right to silence, the admissibility of evidence obtained during pre-trial investigation and the issue of improperly obtained evidence.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mirfield, Peter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1997.
Series:Oxford monographs on criminal law and criminal justice.
Subjects:
Admissible evidence > Great Britain.
Confession (Law) > Great Britain.
Silence (Law) > Great Britain.
Evidence, Criminal > Great Britain.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
LAW > Legal Services.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
Admissible evidence
Confession (Law)
Evidence, Criminal
Silence (Law)
Great Britain
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Principles Behind Exclusion
  • 3. Procedural Issues and Exclusion
  • 4. Confessions
  • Preliminary Issues
  • 5. Confessions
  • The Exclusionary Rule
  • 6. Discretionary Exclusion of Confessions and Other Evidence
  • General Principles
  • 7. Discretionary Exclusion of Confessions and Other Evidence
  • Specific Cases
  • 8. Confessions: Ancillary Issues Under the Exclusionary Rule and Discretion
  • 9. Compelled Self-incrimination and Incriminating Silence
  • 10. Vulnerable Suspects
  • 11. The Relevance of the European Convention on Human Rights
  • 12. Alternative Approaches.

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