Chand, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 1587 (06 October 2021)
The Facebook posts were admissible as they had the necessary temporal and factual nexus to the offences, were relevant to the background of hostility and motive, and their admission did not render the conviction unsafe or the proceedings unfair.
- Citation
- [2021] EWCA Crim 1587
- Parties
- Prosecution: Regina; Applicant: Daljit Kumar Chand
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 06 October 2021
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Renewed Application for Extension of Time and Leave to Appeal Against Conviction
- Outcome
- application refused
- Legal Topics
- Bad Character Evidence, Admissibility of Evidence, Malicious Communications Act 1988, Criminal Justice Act 2003, Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
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Parties
Regina
Prosecution
Daljit Kumar Chand
Applicant
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Renewed Application for Extension of Time and Leave to Appeal Against Conviction
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the judge wrongly admitted Facebook posts as bad character evidence
- 2 Whether the admission of the Facebook posts rendered the conviction unsafe
- 3 Whether the extension of time to appeal should be granted
Ratio Decidendi
The Facebook posts were admissible as they had the necessary temporal and factual nexus to the offences, were relevant to the background of hostility and motive, and their admission did not render the conviction unsafe or the proceedings unfair.
Court Disposition
application refused
Orders
- Leave to appeal against conviction refused
- Extension of time to appeal refused
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