부산대학교 도서관

Reports on the Court of Appeal decision in R. v De Silva (Marc Anthony) on whether the admission in evidence of tape recorded telephone conversations between the appellant and his contacts was unfair. Outlines the circumstances leading to the production of the evidence involving customs and excise investigating officers conducting a cooperation interview with the appellant who, on the basis of an inducement regarding the prospect of a reduced sentence if convicted, agreed to make the controlled telephone calls. Considers whether the evidence amounted to a confession which might be unreliable for the purposes of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 s.76(2)(b) and, more particularly, whether it was unfair under s.78 of the 1984 Act to use that evidence against the appellant.