Principle

 EVIDENCE LAW — Identification — Duty of Trial Court — Turnbull Warning

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

The Turnbull warning is mandatory where the case depends wholly or substantially on identification evidence. The judge must: (1) warn the jury of the special need for caution; (2) explain why the warning is needed; (3) refer to the possibility that a convincing witness can…

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