R v Bailey

Facts

Police installed a listening device in a police cell, recorded what Bailey said, and used the recording in evidence.

Issue

Is a recording from a bug in a cell admissible?

Held

It was treated as admissible, because it was relevant. No fuller holding is stated here,.

Principle

A secret recording is not excluded merely because the place was a cell.

Why it matters

Maqsud Ali is the case with a reported judgment.

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