Bad Character Evidence in UK Law
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R v Hanson; R v Gilmore; R v Pickstone
... ... they raise similar questions in relation to the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's bad character under the recently introduced provision in ... ...
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Speidel v Plato Films Ltd
... ... of damages the Defendants will at the trial of this action give evidence in chief as to the circumstances under which the alleged libel was ed and as to the character of the Plaintiff. (A) Particulars of circumstances under which ... ...
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R v Selvey
... ... McLaughlin was then asked if certain photographs of an indecent character which he had said had been shown to him by the Appellant were not in fact ... 7 The Appellant in the course of his evidence in chief swore that McLaughlin had asked him for the loan of a pound to ... ...
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R v Boardman
... ... Each boy gave evidence. In addition to giving evidence as to the occasion which was the subject ... that he is one who is likely from his criminal conduct or character to have committed the criminal acts with which he is charged. On the other ... ...
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Stirland v DPP
... ... -examination of the accused at the trial after he had put his character in issue, but at the end of the argument the House intimated that, whether ... up, could have failed to convict the Appellant on the rest of the evidence to which no objection could be taken. There was, therefore, no miscarriage ... ...
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O'Brien v Chief Constable of South Wales Police
... ... number of reported cases on the topic makes clear, similar fact evidence has proved a contentious and uncertain area of the law, particularly in ... had in the past been involved in events of an apparently similar character, attention would be paid to those earlier events as perhaps throwing light ... ...
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Dingle v Associated Newspapers Ltd
... ... a judgment in his favour for £1,100 damages for defamation of character given by Mr. Justice Pearson against the defendants as the publishers of ... 14 The judgment finds, after a full and careful analysis of the evidence, that the shares of the company were of very dubious value and were worth ... ...
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Maxwell v DPP
... ... in the particular facts of the case under the Criminal Evidence Act, 1898, section 1, proviso ( f ), for the prosecution to ask the ... other than that wherewith he is then charged, or is a bad character, unless— (i) the proof that he has committed or been ... ...
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R v Kilbourne
... ... All the boys gave evidence and were sworn. The first 3 convictions still in question related to dates ... in fact placed before the jury related to incidents similar in character to one another, but in respect of each of which the evidence alleged to be ... ...
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R v Sang (on Appeal from HM Court of Appeal (Criminal Division))
... ... to refuse to allow the prosecution to prove its case by evidence ... 2 In support of this submission counsel was able to cite a number ... may be cross-examined as to his previous convictions or bad character. The relevant cases starting in 1913 with R. v. Watson 8 Cr.App.R. 249 ... ...
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