Principle

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — Defences — Alibi — Duty of Police to Investigate Defence of Alibi

Area of law
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Court
Supreme Court

The police have an affirmative duty to investigate an alibi defence once raised by an accused person. Failure to investigate does not automatically entitle the accused to acquittal, but the trial judge must give the accused the benefit of doubt unless the prosecution presents strong,…

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