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Delusional but nevertheless, held by an individual who believes
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As previously noted it has been a long held principle of common law that a defendant cannot be compelled to testify at his own trial. Section 1 of the Criminal Evidence Act 1898 provides that a:“Person charged in criminal proceedings shall not be called as a witnes except upon his own application.”[4]This right has been fortified by the implementation of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 which provides that
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