REGINA v CHRISTOPHER COLE

REGINA v CHRISTOPHER COLE

The trial judge was entitled to admit the bad character evidence as it was relevant to the key issue and not unduly prejudicial, and to permit adverse inferences to be drawn. There was no error in law or evaluation, and the directions to the jury were impeccable.

Parties
Prosecution: Regina; Applicant: Christopher Cole
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
05 July 2022
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Renewed Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction
Outcome
renewed application for leave to appeal against conviction refused
Legal Topics
Admissibility of Bad Character Evidence, Adverse Inferences, Murder, Jury Directions
Criminal Law Admissibility of Bad Character Evidence Adverse Inferences Murder Jury Directions

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Parties

Regina

Prosecution

Christopher Cole

Applicant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Renewed Application for Leave to Appeal Against Conviction

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the trial judge erred in admitting bad character evidence under section 101(1)(d) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003
  2. 2 Whether the admission of such evidence was unfairly prejudicial to the defence
  3. 3 Whether the judge wrongly permitted adverse inferences to be put forward by the prosecution regarding matters not mentioned in interview

Ratio Decidendi

The trial judge was entitled to admit the bad character evidence as it was relevant to the key issue and not unduly prejudicial, and to permit adverse inferences to be drawn. There was no error in law or evaluation, and the directions to the jury were impeccable.

Court Disposition

renewed application for leave to appeal against conviction refused