If a defendant put his character in issue by attacking the character of the prosecution witnesses, but did not himself give evidence, he would escape the consequences of having his convictions put in evidence.
Citations:
[1948] 1 KB 4
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Becouarn HL 28-Jul-2005
At his trial for murder, the defendant had not given evidence, and the court had allowed the jury to draw proper inferences under s35.
Held: The JSB direction ‘on drawing inferences [i]s sufficiently fair to defendants, emphasising as it does . .
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Criminal Evidence
Updated: 01 December 2022; Ref: scu.229100
