The defendant objected to the admission against him of documents of his convictions for similar sexual offences in Poland.
Held: So far as the rule in Hollington v Hewthorn ever applied in criminal cases, it was not disapplied by section 99 of the 2003 Act.
Judges:
Lord Justice May, Mr Justice David Clarke and Mr Justice Teare
Citations:
Times 16-Nov-2006, [2006] EWCA Crim 2984
Links:
Statutes:
Criminal Justice Act 2003 99(1)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Not applicable – Hollington v F Hewthorne and Co Limited CA 1943
The defendant had been involved in a road accident in which the plaintiff’s son had died, and had been convicted of careless driving. The plaintiff as the personal representative of his son sued for damages for negligence, seeking to rely on the . .
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Criminal Practice
Updated: 09 July 2022; Ref: scu.247644