The Crown v Sullivan

JurisdictionEngland & Wales
JudgeLord Justice Fulford
Judgment Date25 September 2015
Neutral Citation[2015] EWCA Crim 1565
CourtCourt of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Docket NumberCase No: 201501539 C5
Date25 September 2015

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  • James Francis Byrne v R
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 3 February 2021
    ...did not fall within section 98(a). Instead, it had to be considered under one of the gateways in s. 101(1). Likewise, in R v Sullivan [2015] EWCA Crim 1565 the previous conduct of the defendant relied upon by the prosecution to show propensity, fell to be considered under section 101(1)(d)......
  • R v Andrew Ian Guy
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 21 June 2018
    ...character evidence will accord with common sense and assist them to avoid the prejudice that is at odds with it (see also Sullivan [2015] EWCA Crim 1565 at [52] and [53]). 33 In the passage of the summing-up dealing with this aspect of the case, the Judge focussed on lies about drug taking.......
  • R v Jamie Penney
    • United Kingdom
    • Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
    • 3 February 2022
    ...Mrs Becker submits that the circumstances of this case are, in substance, the same as were considered by this court in R v Sullivan [2015] EWCA Crim 1565. The conviction in question in that case was for producing cannabis at a particular address. The appeal was successful because the trial......

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