In a trial in which the defendant was charged with sexual offences, the judge had been wrong to admit “bad character” evidence suggesting that the defendant was a voyeur.
In a trial in which the defendant was charged with sexual offences, the judge had been wrong to admit “bad character” evidence suggesting that the defendant was a voyeur.
ADMISSIBILITY BAD CHARACTER CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 2003 s.101(1)(c) DEFENDANT CHARGED WITH SEXUAL OFFENCES PROPRIETY OF DECISION TO ADMIT EVIDENCE OF ALLEGED VOYEURISTIC CONDUCT s.101(1) s.101(1)(d) s.101(3) s.102 s.103(1) s.103(1)(a) s.103(3) s.112(1)
A judge had been correct to admit a defendant’s previous convictions as bad character under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 s.101(1)(d), despite their being over 30 years old, since they had relevant factual similarities to the offence charged and were of sufficient probative force.
ADMISSIBILITY ADMISSIBILITY OF OLD CONVICTIONS FOR OFFENCES SIMILAR TO OFFENCE CHARGED BAD CHARACTER CHILD SEX OFFENCES CRIMINAL EVIDENCE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 2003 s.101(1)(d) EVIDENCE AS TO PROPENSITY PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS PROPENSITY s.101 s.103(1)(a) s.103(2) s.103(3) s.225 s.229 SEXUAL ASSAULT SPENT CONVICTIONS
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