People (Attorney General) v Wickham

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Judgment Date: 01 January 1949
• Date: 01 January 1949
• Court: Court of Criminal Appeal

C.C.A,

The People (Attorney-General)

and

Wickham

Statement made by accused - Statement taken down in writing and read over to accused - Document orally acknowledged by accused to be correct - Refusal of accused to sign document - Document admissible in evidence notwithstanding no acknowledgment in writing.

Accused after being arrested and after being properly cautioned made a statement to a police officer which amounted to a confession of the offence charged. The statement was taken down in writing by...