The Admissibility of Footwear Impressions Obtained in Breach of PACE

摘要

The defendant (H) appeared for trial before Newcastle upon Tyne Crown Court on an indictment containing two counts. Count 1 charged H with conspiracy to burgle between 16 January 2013 and 19 January 2013. Count 2 charged H with a substantive offence of burglary, which was unrelated to the conspiracy. In relation to count 2, His Honour Judge Milford QC was asked to rule on the admissibility of expert evidence concerning a footwear comparison.