PrincipleEVIDENCE LAW – Contradictions – Materiality Required to Affect Conviction
- Area of law
- EVIDENCE LAW
- Court
- Supreme Court
Only material and fundamental contradictions affect a conviction—minor or trivial contradictions do not. The contradiction must create reasonable doubt in the court's mind to such a degree that the doubt must be resolved in favour of the accused. Not every inconsistency undermines the prosecution's case.…
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