This permission to appeal case dealt with the interesting issue of what to do with the evidence of acquittals before a previous jury. Clearly a Defendant cannot be re-tried for the original…
Tag: bad character
R v Shaid – Non Defendant Bad Character and a shifting defence
Where the Defence wanted to adduce evidence of the deceased bad character over threats to use a gun the Court declined to admit this evidence and concluded the trial Judge had made…
Bad Character – Creating a False Impression – Fender [2018] EWCA Crim 2829
This appeal concerns the admissibility of bad character evidence to correct a false impression given by a defendant. The prosecution alleged a conspiracy to sell prohibited weapons and that the appellant had…
Holding out yourself to a profession with high integrity might create a false impression R v Stapleford[2017] EWCA Crim 1215
In this case the Defendant held himself out as a person whoo had sought to become a member of the Bar and the Judge concluded that this may have created a false…
Bad Character – Evidence to Correct a False Impression – R v Fender [2018] EWCA Crim 2829
The case related to a false impression given by a Defendant and whether the prosecution were entitled to call evidence to correct it . The prosecution alleged conspiracy to sell prohibited weapons…