Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [2007] All ER (D) 219 (Jul)
Neutral Citation: [2007] EWCA Crim 1760
Court: Court of Appeal, Criminal Division
Judge:

Scott Baker LJ, Mitting J and the Recorder of Swansea

Representation Benjamin Aina (assigned by the Registrar of Criminal Appeals) for the defendant.
  Caroline Bradley (instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service) for the Crown.
Judgment Dates: 16 July 2007

Catchwords

Criminal evidence - Character of accused - Bad character - Circumstantial evidence - Whether definition of bad character wide enough to cover cases where issue for jury being inference to be drawn from circumstantial evidence - , ss 98, 101.

The Case

Criminal evidence Character of accused. The definition of bad character in s98 of the was wide enough to cover cases where the issue for jury was the inference to be drawn from circumstantial evidence.

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