17 April 2024 Keith Rix 814 Case Updates R v Valdo Calocane, The Crown Court at Nottingham, 25 January 2024, unreported byKeith Rix The case of Valdo Calocane, convicted of diminished responsibility manslaughter, has brought to the public’s attention the role of expert psychiatric witnesses in cases of alleged murder. The context has been, and will be for some time, the intense public interest in the horrific killing of three people and the attempted murder of three others, all unknown to the offender, in Nottingham. The case raises a number of issues about the role of expert witnesses in criminal proceedings, mental condition defences and the meaning of public interest. To continue reading you must be an EWI member, become a member and access exclusive content. Already a member? Login More links Link to the HMCPSI Report Share Print Tags PsychiatryDuty to the courtInterviewing witnessesPublic interest05. Rules and Regulations10. Report Writing14. Giving Oral Evidence Switch article Dusko Knezevic v The Government of the Republic of Montenegro [2024] EWHC 761 (Admin) Previous Article Appeal in the Cause Michael Marshall against Berkshire Hathaway International Insurance Company Limited [2024] SAC (Civ) 13 Next Article Comments are only visible to subscribers.