The court considered the admission in evidence of social media messages. The defendant had been convicted of the murder of her violent boyfriend, and objected unsuccessfully to the admission of texts which she said were unduly prejudicial.
Held: Such decisions were fact specific, and in this fact-specific case the judge was right in the conclusion he reached. The evidence was admissible.
Judges:
Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd LCJ, William Davis J, Stockdale QC HHJ Rec Manchester
Citations:
[2016] EWCA Crim 2237
Links:
Statutes:
Criminal Justice Act 2003 101(1)(c)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Osbourne, Regina v CACD 13-Mar-2007
The defendant appealed his conviction for murder. He complained at the admission of a statement made by the police surgeon who had attended him in the police station as evidence of bad character under the 2003 Act. The statement was as to his . .
Cited – Fox v Regina CACD 2-Apr-2009
Notations in a personal notebook were not evidence of reprehensible conduct. . .
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Criminal Evidence
Updated: 24 March 2022; Ref: scu.581608