A general description of a person's build, height and clothing given by a witness who did not recognise the person and could not see their face does not constitute identification evidence requiring a Domican direction. Where the evidence of the manner of killing compels an inference of intent to kill, the trial judge may properly direct the jury that, while verdicts of murder and manslaughter remain open as a matter of power, only verdicts of wilful murder or not guilty are realistically available on the evidence. Lies relied on by the Crown as evidence of guilt need not each be proved beyond reasonable doubt where they are not an indispensable link in the chain of evidence necessary to prove guilt.
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