R v Johnson

Subject Matter

CRIME — Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) — Reference by Criminal Cases Review Commission — Defendant convicted of robbery with aggravation in 1968 — Conviction referred to Court of Appeal by Criminal Cases Review Commission — Approach to be adopted by court — Prosecution case resting on single identification — Jury not warned to treat evidence with caution — Safety of conviction — Whether court to apply current standards

[2001] 1 Cr App R 408

CRIME — Evidence — Character — Defendant's bad character — Defendants charged with conspiracy to burgle — Crown seeking to adduce evidence of previous convictions for burglary and attempted theft to establish propensity — Previous convictions not of same description or category as offence charged — Whether possible to establish propensity by other means — Whether convictions properly admitted — Criminal Justice Act 2003, ss 101(1)(d), 103(2)

[2009] 2 Cr App R 101