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False confessions: a note on the McKenzie judgement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

A. M. P. Kellam
A. M. P. Kellam*
Affiliation:
Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff CF4 7XB
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The Court of Appeal in its judgement of this case ruled that special care needs to be taken in cases where the defendant suffers from “a significant degree of mental handicap” (This term is used with a specific legal meaning – see below) if the only evidence against him is his confession.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 17 , Issue 6 , June 1993 , pp. 361 - 362
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References

Kellam, A. M. P. (1980) A Convincing false confession. New Law Journal, 130, (5937) 29–33.Google Scholar
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