R v Baker

The appeal was against a conviction for providing a benefit to a witness in judicial proceedings. The appellant had been found guilty of providing a benefit to a witness in judicial proceedings by offering money to a complainant who had accused his son of rape. The appeal was allowed in respect of the misdirection relating to the use of corroborative evidence. The misdirection could have given the jury the impression that if they found corroboration they no longer needed to use special care in assessing the evidence of an accomplice. The conviction and sentence were quashed and a retrial ordered.