Each defendant challenged the use of bad character evidence against them under the 2003 Act.
Held: There is no blueprint for bad character directions. The requirements for a fair trial will depend upon the evidence and the issues which arise in the particular case.
Scott Baker LJ, Gross, Ramsey JJ
[2005] EWCA Crim 3244, [2006] 2 Cr App R 4
Bailii
Criminal Justice Act 2003 98
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – O’Dowd v Regina CACD 12-May-2009
The defendant appealed against his conviction for serious sexual offences. The trial was very lengthy after the prosecution introduced bad character evidence from other allegations from some 17 years or more before. . .
Cited – Najib v Regina CACD 12-Feb-2013
The defendant appealed against his conviction for murder saying that the court had given inadequate directions as to his ‘no comment’ interview, the need to treat the evidence of a co-accused with caution, and the need for a bad character direction. . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Updated: 06 August 2021; Ref: scu.237593
