The court considered the circumstances under which evidence of previous convictions could be admitted against a defendant where he did not admit that he was the same person.
Judges:
Newman J
Citations:
[2005] EWHC 2938 (Admin), [2006] 2 All ER 317
Links:
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Burns CACD 1-Mar-2006
The defendant complained that the court had wrongfully admitted evidence of a previous conviction on the basis only that he shared the name and date of birth of the person convicted. The conviction was used as evidence of his propensity to be . .
Cited – Mills v Director of Public Prosecutions Admn 3-Dec-2008
The defendant appealed against his conviction for driving whilst disqualified, saying that they had had insufficient evidence that he was such. It was not disputed that he was driving. Previous convictions for the same offence had been entered, but . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Road Traffic
Updated: 18 July 2022; Ref: scu.238178