Rules regarding the admissibility of an accused's statements as evidence.
‘This section abrogates the common law principle, historically enshrined in the Judges' Rules, that only a defendant's voluntary statements can be relied on in a criminal trial.’
‘The manner in which the Appellant was detained and interviewed resulted in serious and significant breaches of the Judges' Rules and other protections which the appellant should have enjoyed.’
‘The Commission places the reliability of the confession at the final interview, and the issue of possible breaches of the Judges' Rules, in a quite different light.’
‘Much the most cogent evidence was Mr Hussain's own admissions obtained in breach of the Judges' Rules.’
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