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R v Foy [2020] EWCA Crim 270, 2020 WL 00927442
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R v Foy [2020] EWCA Crim 270, 2020 WL 00927442

by Simon Berney-Edwards

Nature of case: Appeal against conviction for murder.

Issues: Admissibility of fresh evidence primarily in the form of expert psychiatric evidence to the effect that a defence of diminished responsibility (DR) was available.

 

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