Principle

CRIMINAL LAW – Defence of Alibi – Effect of Positive Identification

Area of law: CRIMINAL LAW
Court: Supreme Court

Positive identification of the accused at the scene of the crime destroys the defence of alibi. If credible eyewitnesses identify the accused and describe their role, the alibi defence becomes unsubstantiated. The court must believe the identification evidence for this to operate. The alibi defence…

Read the full principle with Sanctum

Sanctum is the key to all NLC content: judgments, principles, statutes, rules of court and court forms. Choose a plan from 1 month to 36 months.

Get Sanctum Access I’m a member — Log in