Multiple Choice
Which of the following categories of witness do NOT benefit from a presumption of eligibility for special measures? Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, s.17(5) outlines that witnesses to offences contained in Schedule 1A are presumed to be eligible. Under that schedule, only murders involving knives or firearms are mentioned.
A) Complainants in rape and sexual assault cases
B) Witnesses in murder cases where the victim is allegedly strangled
C) Witnesses in cases where knives are used
D) Witnesses in cases where firearms are used
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