Question
In which of the following cases the principle of res
gestae was discussed briefly and as an exception the Hearsay rule?Solution
In the case of R v. Bedingfield 1879, the principle of Res Gestae and exception to the hearsay rule was discussed. Lord Justice Cockburn held that the statement was not admissible, since it was something stated by her after it was all over. He said that it was not part of the transaction, that it was said after the transaction was all over, the transaction being the cutting of the throat. This case has made a narrow interpretation of the doctrine of res gestae.
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