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Evidentiary rulings in murder trial admitted discreditable conduct, voluntary spontaneous utterance, and restricted non-expert medical testimony.
During a first-degree murder trial, the court issued written reasons for three oral evidentiary rulings.
First, evidence of the accused's prior discreditable conduct was admitted as its probative value in assessing the reliability of his confession outweighed its prejudicial effect.
Second, a spontaneous inculpatory utterance made by the accused to special constables while being transported was ruled voluntary and admissible.
Third, the defence was permitted to call a psychiatrist and psychologist as non-expert witnesses to testify about the accused's demeanour and pre-confession statements, but they were restricted from providing a diagnosis or testifying about post-confession statements.
