Criminal evidence: bad character - Criminal Justice Act 2003 s.101(1)(d)

摘要

Notes the Court of Appeal decision in R. v Campbell (Kenneth George) on whether, in a trial for false imprisonment and assault, a judge erred in directing a jury that the appellant's previous convictions for violence against former girlfriends were relevant to his credibility. Reflects on the court's review of the gateway for admission of bad character evidence under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 s.101(1)(d) for the purpose of demonstrating propensity, and its criticism of the relevant specimen direction of the Judicial Studies Board.