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R v Bell

Irish Law Times Reports (Digests) Cited in 2 Precedent Map Related
Vincent
JurisdictionNorthern Ireland
Judgment Date01 January 1936
Date01 January 1936
CourtCourt of Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland)
[C. C. A., N.I.]
Rex
and
Bell

Conviction - Previous imprisonment - Reference to by prosecution - Inadmissibility - Miscarriage of justice - Criminal Appeal (N.I.) Act, 1930 (20 21 Geo. V. Cap. 45), s. 3 (1) (c) and proviso.

  1. P. J. B. was convicted of breaking and entering. Accused appealed against the conviction. He based his appeal on the ground that a police sergeant in giving evidence for the Crown stated that he had recently been released from prison. It was contended by the Crown that the words "from prison"had not reached the jury but was admitted that the words "I was released" were used by the sergeant, at which point he was stopped by counsel for the Crown. Held, that in view of the nature of the evidence against accused, which was by no means...

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  • Gifford v DPP
    • Ireland
    • High Court
    • 26 May 2017
    ...4 I.R. 416, as well as the cases of State (O'Reilly) v Windle (unreported, High Court, Blaney J. 4th November, 1986) and R v Bell [1936] 70 I.L.T.R. 136. Counsel also pointed to the fact that under the Bail Act, 1997, there is a statutory prohibition on publication of previous convictions o......

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