Principle

EVIDENCE LAW — Identification — Circumstantial Identification — When Formal Identification Parade Unnecessary

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

If witnesses recognised the accused spontaneously at the scene or soon after under circumstances that make a formal parade impractical or a mockery, a parade is unnecessary. The impromptu recognition may be more reliable than a parade. The court will not insist on a parade…

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