The question of whether counts separated over a long time could be joined together in one indictment depended upon there being shown a nexus between them. The longer the time span, the greater the need for such a clear link, before evidence of the commission of one offence could be relevant in establishing the next. Time was not determinative, there had to be a sufficient nexus to create a link, and the test of such a link was the cross admissibility of evidence in the one case and the next.
Citations:
Times 23-Mar-2000
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Practice
Updated: 27 August 2022; Ref: scu.85435