R v Pipe (1966, Court of Appeal) : The appellant was convicted of housebreaking and larceny. A Mrs Harrison’s bungalow had been broken into and a safe and its contents were stolen. The safe was later found dumped in a pond with the back ripped open. Among the prosecution’s witnesses was a man named Swan.

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R v Pipe (1966, Court of Appeal) The appellant was convicted of housebreaking and larceny. A Mrs Harrison’s bungalow had been broken into and a safe and its contents were stolen. The safe was later found dumped in a pond with the back ripped open. Among the prosecution’s witnesses was a man named Swan. The Lord Chief Justice: ... In addition, the prosecution called a witness called Swan