A Credible Solution? Non-Defendant's Bad Character and Section 100 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003

Birch, Diane

Abstract

Considers whether exceptions to provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 s.100 limiting the admissibility of bad character evidence in relation to non-defendants may be used by the defence to make misconduct allegations against a prosecution witness, which are denied and may generate satellite litigation. Reviews the background to the s.100 shield, its practical operation, and how the risk of such satellite proceedings might be reduced.

Citation

Birch, D. (2019). A Credible Solution? Non-Defendant's Bad Character and Section 100 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. Criminal Law Review, 2019(10), 841-849

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 19, 2019
• Publication Date: 2019
• Deposit Date: Aug 24, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 8, 2020
• Journal: Criminal Law Review
• Print ISSN: 0011-135X
• Electronic ISSN: 0011-135X
• Publisher: Sweet and Maxwell
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2019
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 841-849
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