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2009-07-08

90. Discretion to exclude admissions

90. Discretion to exclude admissions

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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