Hearings
England & Wales
10 Nov 1967 [1968] 1 QB 706; [1967] 3 WLR 1637; [1968] 1 All ER 94, CA
09 May 1968 [1970] AC 304; [1968] 2 WLR 1494; [1968] 2 All ER 497, HL(E)
R v Selvey
Additional names
Selvey v Director of Public Prosecutions
Subject Matter
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 — Criminal Evidence Act, 1898, s 1 (f) (ii)
[1968] 1 QB 706; [1970] AC 304; [1967] 3 WLR 1637; [1968] 2 WLR 1494
Appellate History
R v Selvey [1968] 1 QB 706; [1967] 3 WLR 1637; [1968] 1 All ER 94, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal affirmed
R v Selvey [1970] AC 304; [1968] 2 WLR 1494; [1968] 2 All ER 497, HL(E)
Commentary
Blackstones Criminal Practice 2025
Commonly Occurring Errors Raised on Appeal - Erroneous Exercise of Discretion
D26.23
Discretion to Exclude at Common Law - Exercise of Discretion as Basis of Appeal F2.41