AG v Glas (Royal Court : Hearing (Criminal) : MacRae) [2025] JRC 212 (31 July 2025)

None of the five matters raised by the defence meet the statutory or common law tests for admissibility as non-defendant bad character evidence; the evidence is either irrelevant, insufficiently probative, or unsupported by the material before the court.

Citation: [2025] JRC 212
Parties: Defendant: Defendant; Prosecution: Crown; Complainant: Complainant
Jurisdiction: Jersey
Judgment Date: 31 July 2025
Procedural Posture: Criminal / Pre Trial Evidentiary Ruling
Outcome: Application to admit non-defendant bad character evidence refused.
Legal Topics: Bad Character Evidence, Admissibility of Evidence, Non Defendant Bad Character, Credibility of Witnesses

Criminal Law Evidence Bad Character Evidence Admissibility of Evidence Non Defendant Bad Character Credibility of Witnesses

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Parties

Defendant

Crown

Prosecution

Complainant

Procedural Posture

Criminal / Pre Trial Evidentiary Ruling

Legal Issues

1 Whether various allegations and incidents relating to the Complainant constitute admissible non-defendant bad character evidence under Article 82J of the Police Procedures and Criminal Evidence (Jersey) Law 2003.
2 Whether the evidence relating to exorcism, alleged assault, use of false identification, alcohol and drug use, and an allegedly forged reference are admissible.

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Application to admit non-defendant bad character evidence refused.