The Law Reports (Queen's Bench Division)
[1968] 1 QB 706
[COURT OF APPEAL]
REGINA
v.
SELVEY
1967 Sept. 29;
Nov. 10
Nov. 10
LORD DENNING M.R., WIDGERY and MACKENNA JJ.
Crime
— Evidence
— Character
— Nature of defence involving imputation against prosecutor
— Discretion of judge to admit previous record
— Whether discretion unfettered
— Whether general rule limiting exercise against defence
— Defendant's refusal to admit or deny previous record
— Whether tantamount to admission
— No warning to jury that record not formally proved
— Effect
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Criminal Evidence Act, 1898 (61 & 62 Vict. c. 36), s. 1 (f) (ii).