Atkins v The Emperor: the cautious use of unreliable expert opinion

Edmond, G; Kemp, RI; Porter, GR; Hamer, D; Burton, M; Biber, K; Rocque, MS

Atkins v The Emperor: the cautious use of unreliable expert opinion

Edmond, G Kemp, RI Porter, GR Hamer, D Burton, M Biber, K

Rocque, MS

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Publisher:: Vathek Publishing
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: The International Journal of Evidence and Proof, 2010, 14 pp. 146 - 166
Issue Date:: 2010-01

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dc.contributor.author	Edmond, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kemp, RI	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Porter, GR	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hamer, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Burton, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Biber, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2189-3157	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Rocque, MS	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	The International Journal of Evidence and Proof, 2010, 14 pp. 146 - 166	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1740-5572	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/14093
dc.description.abstract	What happens to a country under constant surveillance? The recent decision in Atkins v The Queen provides a partial answer.1 The sheer availability of images seems to be driving decisions about their admissibility and use as identification evidence. Confronted with CCTV recordings associated with criminal activities English courts have been reluctant to restrict their admission or impose limitations on the scope or form of incriminating opinion derived from them. Although the Court of Appeal decision in Atkins v The Queen is concerned primarily with the way in which an opinion derived from CCTV images was expressed, the decision exposes jurisprudential weakness and continuing problems with photo comparison and facial-mapping evidence.	en_US
dc.publisher	Vathek Publishing	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	The International Journal of Evidence and Proof	en_US
dc.title	Atkins v The Emperor: the cautious use of unreliable expert opinion	en_US
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Abstract:

What happens to a country under constant surveillance? The recent decision in Atkins v The Queen provides a partial answer.1 The sheer availability of images seems to be driving decisions about their admissibility and use as identification evidence. Confronted with CCTV recordings associated with criminal activities English courts have been reluctant to restrict their admission or impose limitations on the scope or form of incriminating opinion derived from them. Although the Court of Appeal decision in Atkins v The Queen is concerned primarily with the way in which an opinion derived from CCTV images was expressed, the decision exposes jurisprudential weakness and continuing problems with photo comparison and facial-mapping evidence.

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