Read the full judgment text of FACC 000005/2004 on BabelCite. This FACC judgment was delivered on 18 October 2004.
1. The result of this appeal turns on a misdirection on the proper approach to defence evidence in a criminal trial. But having regard to certain statements in the judgments delivered below, it is also necessary, lest there otherwise be a misapprehension thereon, to address certain points on the law of homicide and of joint enterprise.