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Admissibility definition

What does Admissibility mean? Admissibility describes, in practical terms, whether—and to what extent—a court will allow evidence about a fact in issue to be received by the tribunal of fact (jury, judge or magistrates). The judge acts as gatekeeper, deciding admissibility by reference to relevance, specific rules of evidence (for example on hearsay, opinion/expert evidence, bad character, privilege and public interest immunity), and discretionary powers to exclude material where its probative value is outweighed by unfair prejudice or where admission would compromise a fair trial. Across England & Wales and Northern Ireland, admissibility is shaped by common law and statute, including the Police and Criminal...

Bad character to prove untruthfulness: admissibility and propensity under the Criminal Justice Act 2003, section 101(1)(d), including R v Hanson and R v Campbell (England and Wales)

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This Practice Note examines the Admissibility of Bad character evidence for the purpose of proving a propensity to be untruthful

Bad character material indicating a defendant’s inclination to lie can, in principle, be received pursuant to section 101(1)(d) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. Under s 101(1)(d), evidence of bad character is admissible where it bears upon an important matter in dispute between the prosecution and the defence. The CJA 2003 expressly identifies the issues to include whether the defendant demonstrates a propensity for untruthfulness. Any such indication of untruthfulness must be relevant to the issues that fall to be determined...

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