[2008] EWCA Crim 2892

A conviction for manslaughter was quashed after the judge had admitted evidence of a previous conviction relating to an offence committed some 13 years previously, without referring to the Criminal Justice Act 2003 s.101(4) and the length of time between the earlier offence and the alleged offence.

CA (Crim Div) (Dyson LJ, McCombe J, Judge Cooke QC (Recorder of Cardiff))

17/10/2008