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Criminal law [2025] JRC 322

AG v Quinn (Royal Court : Hearing

AG v Quinn (Royal Court : Hearing (Criminal) : Binnington) [2025] JRC 322 (2 December 2025)

Pre-trial criminal ruling admitting bad character evidence under Article 82F and allowing expert evidence on force used in an alleged prison assault.

  • Bad character evidence
  • Expert evidence
  • Self-defence
  • Propensity
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Bad-character-evidence
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Criminal law [2025] JRC 079

AG v Downey and Skinner (Royal Court : Sentencing

AG v Downey and Skinner (Royal Court : Sentencing (Criminal)) [2025] JRC 079 (24 March 2025)

The Royal Court partly granted the Crown’s bad character application, admitting most prior violence evidence against Downey and Skinner but excluding Skinner’s under-15 convictions.

  • Bad character evidence
  • Admissibility of prior convictions
  • Propensity
  • Self-defence
  • Bad-character-evidence
  • Prior-convictions
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Criminal law [2025] JRC 021

AG v Anthony (Royal Court : Hearing

AG v Anthony (Royal Court : Hearing (Criminal)) [2025] JRC 021 (21 January 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey admitted a 999 call and initial body-cam statements as res gestae, but excluded later police-account evidence and bad character evidence.

  • Hearsay
  • Res gestae
  • Bad character evidence
  • Propensity
  • Fair trial
  • Res-gestae
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 023

AG v W

AG v W [2024] JRC 023 (26 January 2024)

Pre-trial ruling on bad character evidence in an assault case. The Crown’s evidence against the defendant was admitted, while only limited complainant evidence was allowed.

  • Bad character evidence
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Self-defence
  • Propensity
  • Creditworthiness of witness
  • Bad-character-evidence
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Criminal law [2024] JRC 040

AG v Y

AG v Y [2024] JRC 040 (24 January 2024)

The Royal Court refused a Crown application to adduce alleged bad character evidence based on home property damage, finding it did not show propensity and would be unfair.

  • Bad character evidence
  • Admissibility
  • Propensity
  • Fairness of proceedings
  • Bad-character-evidence
  • Propensity-evidence
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Criminal law [2023] JRC 176

AG v Goodchild

AG v Goodchild [2023] JRC 176 (29 September 2023)

Pre-trial ruling on bad character evidence: prior violence against strangers admitted on propensity and identification; domestic violence conviction excluded; later bodycam footage admitted in edited form.

  • Bad character evidence
  • Propensity
  • Identification
  • Admissibility
  • Bad-character-evidence
  • Propensity-evidence
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Criminal law [2021] JRC 099

AG v Goguelin 08-Apr-2021

AG v Goguelin 08-Apr-2021 [2021] JRC 099 (08 April 2021)

A Jersey criminal ruling holds that agreed evidence of prior convictions was admissible under Article 82E, while noting the preferred route is a formal Article 82F bad character application.

  • Bad character evidence
  • Propensity
  • Domestic violence
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Bad-character-evidence
  • Propensity-evidence
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Criminal law [2021] JRC 022

AG v Le Gros 25-Jan-2021

AG v Le Gros 25-Jan-2021 [2021] JRC 022 (25 January 2021)

Pre-trial ruling on bad character evidence: prior MDMA use was admitted, while steroid and cannabis production convictions were excluded. The complainant’s earlier cannabis caution may be admitted if the Crown agrees.

  • Bad character evidence
  • Propensity
  • False impression
  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Bad-character-evidence
  • Propensity-evidence
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Criminal law [2019] JRC 233

AG v Murphy

AG v Murphy [2019] JRC 233 (05 December 2019)

The Royal Court admitted selected previous violent convictions to show propensity in a grave and criminal assault case, finding the evidence fair and relevant.

  • Admissibility of bad character evidence
  • Propensity
  • Fair trial
  • Identity
  • Grave and criminal assault
  • Bad-character-evidence
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Criminal law [2019] JRC 221A

AG v Cornish 06-Nov-2019

AG v Cornish 06-Nov-2019 [2019] JRC 221A (06 November 2019)

Pre-trial ruling admitting three prior convictions as bad character evidence under Jersey’s propensity gateway, while excluding convictions involving a third party and a restraining-order breach.

  • Bad character evidence
  • Propensity
  • Admissibility of previous convictions
  • Bad-character-evidence
  • Propensity-evidence
  • Previous-convictions
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