Witness? | For Whom? | Competence? | Compellability? |
|---|---|---|---|
Ordinary Witness | Prosecution | Yes (s.53(1) YJCEA) | Yes |
Defence | Yes (s.53(1) YJCEA) | Yes | |
Defendant | Prosecution | No (s.53(4) YJCEA) | No |
Defence | Yes (s.1 CEA) | No, but adverse inferences may be made (s.35 CJPOA) | |
Co-Defendant | Prosecution | No (s.53(4) YJCEA) | No |
Co-Defendant | Yes (s.1 CEA) | No (s.1(1) CEA) | |
Themselves | Yes (s.1 CEA) | No, but adverse inferences may be made (s.35 CJPOA) | |
Spouse of Defendant | Prosecution | Yes (s.53(1) YJCEA) | Yes (s.80(2A)(b) PACE) – only if s.80(3) PACE applies |
Defence (married to D) | Yes (s.53(1) YJCEA) | Yes (s.80(2) PACE) unless jointly charged with D (s.80(4) PACE) | |
Co-Defendant | Yes (s.53(1) YJCEA) | Yes (s.80(2A)(b) PACE) – only if s.80(3) PACE applies |
A | Amount of time under observation? |
|---|---|
D | Distance from the suspect and witness? |
V | Visibility? |
O | Obstructions in the way? |
K | Known or seen before? |
A | Any reason to remember the suspect? |
T | Time between observation of suspect and identification? |
E | Error or material discrepancy in subsequent/previous accounts? |