R v Davis
| R v Davis | |
|---|---|
| Court | House of Lords |
| Full case name | The Crown against Davis |
| Decided | 18 June 2008 |
| Citation | [2008] UKHL 36 |
| Cases cited | see section below |
| Legislation cited | common law European Convention on Human Rights |
| Case history | |
| Prior actions | R v Davis (Central Criminal Court, unreported, 25 May 2004 R v Davis (Court of Appeal) [2006] EWCA Crim 1155, [2006] 1 WLR 3130. |
| Subsequent action | None |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Lord Bingham, Lord Rodger, Lord Carswell, Lord Brown, Lord Mance |
| Keywords | |
| anonymity, fairness, due process | |
R v Davis [2008] UKHL 36 is a decision of the United Kingdom House of Lords which considered the permissibility of allowing witnesses to give evidence anonymously. In 2002 two men were shot and killed at a party, allegedly by the defendant, Ian Davis. He was extradited from the United States and tried at the Central Criminal Court for two counts of murder in 2004. He was convicted by the jury and appealed. The decision of the House of Lords in June 2008 led to Parliament passing the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008 a month later. This legislation was later replaced by sections 86 to 97 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.