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Police 'Oppresive' Interview

'Tainted and undue pressure' put on the defendant to get him to speak to police officers when he told them he didn't want to answer questions.  Scottish case v Jake Hawkins [2017]

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Reading of witness statements in police suspect interviews

A common practice for police officers to read part of, if not all, written witness statements and invite comments from suspects.  Would these witnesses come 'up to proof' at trial?  Is this 'cross examination' in a police interview?  R v Chivers [2011] explains all

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