EVIDENCE ACT 2008 (NO. 47 OF 2008) - SECT 90 Discretion to exclude admissions

EVIDENCE ACT 2008 (NO. 47 OF 2008) - SECT 90

In a criminal proceeding, the court may refuse to admit evidence of an admission, or refuse to admit the evidence to prove a particular fact, if—

        (a)     the evidence is adduced by the prosecution; and

        (b)     having regard to the circumstances in which the admission was made, it would be unfair to a defendant to use the evidence.

Note

Part 3.11 contains other exclusionary discretions that are applicable to admissions.

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