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Re-evaluating post-conviction disclosure: A case for ‘better late than never’

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International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice

Swansea University Author: Holly Greenwood Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2019.05.001

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This article contends that the legal position regarding the scope of post-conviction disclosure duties ought to be revisited. First, it will discuss the leading Supreme Court case on this issue Nunn v Chief Constable of Suffolk Police and will argue that the decision warrants reconsideration as it i...

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Published in: International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice
ISSN: 17560616
Published: 2019
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