Statements of Witnesses to the Police: A Story of Strange Bedfellows in the Criminal Procedure Code and Evidence Act
Pinsler, Jeffrey
Citation: [2001] Sing JLS 53
This article focuses on the lack of symbiosis between provisions within the Criminal Procedure Code and between that statute and the Evidence Act concerning the admissibility at trial of statements of witnesses to the police. The subject is of immense importance because the determination of guilt and innocence can often turn on the admissibility of a witness's previous statement. The article will examine the difficulties which arise from the legislation and consider the appropriateness of reform.