What Were the Implications of the New Section 76A Inserted

question 4

Multiple Choice

What were the implications of the new section 76A inserted by the Criminal Justice Act 2003? A co-accused can now rely on a confession made by the accused. The burden of proof is lower than that of the prosecution, in that the co-accused must prove on the balance of probablities that the confession wasn not obtained by oppresion of is unreliable.

• A)It allowed all confessions made to the police admissible as evidence.
• B)It allows a defendant to rely on a confession made by a co-accused.
• C)It gave a new defintion of oppression.
• D)It outlines which Codes of Practice of PACE that must be breached in order for the confession to be unreliable.

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