Where a witness has already nominated an accused by name, a subsequent photographic identification array is properly conducted and admissible, as it serves to verify the nomination was not a case of mistaken identity. Improper cross-examination about failure to disclose an alibi at arrest may be cured by adequate directions on the right to silence, particularly where the directions specifically link the right to silence to the impugned questioning. The case distinguishes R v Anderson on the basis that the trial judge specifically linked the right-to-silence direction to the impermissible questioning.
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