Read the full judgment text of CACC 000097/1973 on BabelCite. This Court of Appeal judgment.
1. The accused in this case was charged with murder. Before the trial proper commenced a voir dire was held as to the admissibility of a statement made by the accused, and on it being held to be admissible the Crown led evidence. The first witness was called and during his cross-examination it was put to him that something he had said in direct examination was in conflict with what was recorded as having been said by him before the examining magistrate. He denied that he had said to the magistra