R v Smith (Robert William)

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
JudgeLORD JUSTICE PARKER,MR. JUSTICE LEONARD
Judgment Date15 May 1985
Judgment citation (vLex)[1985] EWCA Crim J0515-1
CourtCourt of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Docket NumberNo. 4883/B2/83
Date15 May 1985

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  • Williams v Reason (Note)
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 10 November 1983
  • Re H (A Minor) (Blood tests: Parental rights)
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 5 March 1996
    ...to supply hair samples for scientific examination has been held capable of amounting to corroboration. In R v Smith (Robert William) (1985) 81 Cr App Rep 286 the court said at p "We have come to the conclusion that the Judge was entitled to leave the appellant's refusal to give the sample, ......
  • R v Watson
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 9 March 1988
    ... ... In Smith (1985) Crim. L.R. 522 (7th February 1985) , after the Jury had been considering their verdict for ... ...
  • McVeigh v Beattie
    • United Kingdom
    • Family Division
    • Invalid date
    ...sample for scientific examination has been held capable of amounting to corroboration. The case [1988] FCR 516 at 523 was R v Smith (1985) 81 Cr App Rep 286. The facts, as set out in the headnote read: "The appellant was charged with robbery. He did not give evidence and the prosecution rel......

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