[2009] EWCA Crim 1803

Where a defendant had previous convictions that were of the same description or were in the same category as the offence charged, they could be used by the jury for the purpose of deciding whether he had a propensity to commit, or had in fact committed, the offence charged.

CA (Crim Div) (Aikens LJ, Hedley J, Hickinbottom J)

29/04/2009