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''The Public Prosecution Service v William Elliott and Robert McKee '' () UKSC 32 is a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom concerning admissibility of electronic evidence obtained from an electronic fingerprint reader unit that had not been approved by the Secretary of State as required by Article 61(8)(b) of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989. On the 6th October 2007 William Elliott and Robert McKee were arrested and charged for theft of building materials. Elliott’s left thumbprint, which had been recorded by the Livescan electronic fingerprint reader, matched a print that had been found on the packaging of the stolen materials. Both Elliott and McKee were convicted and sentenced to 8 months imprisonment. The defendants appealed the ruling on the basis that the fingerprint evidence was not admissible, as the device used to record the fingerprints was not an approved device; they were subsequently acquitted. The Public Prosecution Service appealed the acquittal, which was then reversed by the Court of Appeal. Elliott and McKee subsequently appealed to the UKSC, which concluded that Court of Appeal decision was correct and dismissed the appeal. == Background == This case relates to the question of admissibility of fingerprint evidence obtained by investigating authorities using an electronic fingerprint scanner which at that time had never received the Secretary of State's approval for use, as required by legislation. The law applicable is English criminal law. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Public Prosecution Service v William Elliott, Robert McKee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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