The defendant, a doctor, stood accused of theft. The prosecutor wanted to have admitted evidence of a previous warning given in Scotland for a shoplifting incident. The court agreed to exclude it until and unless the defence sought to bring evidence of good character.
Held: The appeal failed. Whilst the approach had its difficulties, it had not undermined the safety of the conviction.
Judges:
McCombe LJ, McGowan J, Judge Collier QC
Citations:
[2016] EWCA Crim 451, [2016] WLR(D) 213, [2016] 2 Cr App R 8, [2016] 4 WLR 91
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Evidence
Updated: 24 October 2022; Ref: scu.562924
