610. Convictions capable of establishing defendant's propensity to commit offences of the kind with which he is charged.
Criminal Procedure (Volume 27 (2021), paras 1–442; Volume 28 (2021), paras 443–938) | Commentary
For the purposes of establishing, in criminal proceedings1, the admissibility of evidence of the defendant's bad character2 on grounds that it is relevant to an important matter in issue between the defendant and the prosecution3, the matters 'in issue between the defendant and the prosecution' include the question
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For the purposes of establishing, in criminal proceedings1, the admissibility of evidence of the defendant's bad character2 on grounds that it is relevant to an important matter in issue between the defendant and the prosecution3, the matters 'in issue between the defendant and the prosecution' include the question
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