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Criminal law [2018] JRC 120

AG v Nicolle 05-Jul-2018

AG v Nicolle 05-Jul-2018 [2018] JRC 120 (05 July 2018)

The Royal Court of Jersey refused to admit evidence of the defendant’s alleged previous assaults, finding insufficient probative value to outweigh prejudice.

  • Admissibility of similar fact evidence
  • Admissibility of previous convictions
  • Background evidence
  • Prejudicial vs probative value
  • Similar-fact-evidence
  • Previous-convictions
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Criminal law [2017] JRC 173

AG -v- R

AG -v- R [2017] JRC 173 (19 October 2017)

The court held that most proposed background evidence was admissible in an indecent assault prosecution, but excluded a pornographic magazine as too prejudicial.

  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Background evidence
  • Similar fact evidence
  • Prejudicial vs probative value
  • Criminal-evidence
  • Background-evidence
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Criminal law [2012] JRC 032

AG -v- A

AG -v- A [2012] JRC 032 (07 February 2012)

The court admitted alleged confession and computer evidence in a sexual offences case, finding the material relevant and not unfairly prejudicial.

  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Similar fact evidence
  • Confession evidence
  • Jurisdiction
  • Prejudicial vs probative value
  • Admissibility-of-evidence
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Criminal law [2009] JRC 159

AG -v- Bowler and Boustouler

AG -v- Bowler and Boustouler [2009] JRC 159 (12 August 2009)

The court admitted previous drug convictions against Bowler as probative of supply, but excluded them against Boustouler and ordered separate trials.

  • Admissibility of previous convictions
  • Drug offences
  • Similar fact evidence
  • Prejudicial vs probative value
  • Admissibility-of-previous-convictions
  • Drug-offences
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Criminal law [2005] JRC 082

AG -v- Goss

AG -v- Goss [2005] JRC 082 (08 June 2005)

Pre-trial ruling admitting psychologist and psychiatrist evidence on provocation, and permitting limited background evidence of a prior relationship incident.

  • Admissibility of expert evidence
  • Provocation
  • Background evidence
  • Hearsay
  • Prejudicial vs probative value
  • Expert-evidence
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