Silence in suspicious circumstances

Analyses the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 ss.36 and 37 that permit adverse inferences to be drawn from a defendant's failure to account for suspicious objects, substances and marks or his or her suspicious presence at a location when questioned by police. Considers: (1) the meaning of "account for" in this context; (2) the circumstances when an adverse inference direction may be made under ss.36 or 37; (3) the implications of their lack of a reasonableness requirement; and (4) the relationship between ss.36 and 37 and the defendant's access to legal advice.