Ngyuen, R v

Ngyuen, R v

The judge was entitled to admit evidence of the Great Harry assaults as relevant to the appellant's propensity to commit offences of the kind charged. The incidents were sufficiently similar, and the statutory safeguards were met. The directions to the jury were clear and adequate, and there was no unfairness in the...

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Parties
Respondent: R; Appellant: Ngyuen
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
18 March 2008
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Conviction
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Bad Character Evidence, Propensity, Admissibility of Evidence, Fair Trial Rights, Jury Directions
Criminal Law Evidence Bad Character Evidence Propensity Admissibility of Evidence Fair Trial Rights Jury Directions

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Parties

R

Respondent

Ngyuen

Appellant

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Appeal Against Conviction

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether evidence of prior uncharged assaults (the Great Harry incident) was admissible as bad character evidence under section 101(1)(d) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003
  2. 2 Whether admission of such evidence was unfair and had an adverse effect on the fairness of the proceedings under section 101(3) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 and section 78 of PACE 1984

Ratio Decidendi

The judge was entitled to admit evidence of the Great Harry assaults as relevant to the appellant's propensity to commit offences of the kind charged. The incidents were sufficiently similar, and the statutory safeguards were met. The directions to the jury were clear and adequate, and there was no unfairness in the proceedings. The appeal against conviction is dismissed.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed