[2012] EWCA Crim 2728

In a case where the defendant alleged that a charge of wounding with intent was based on the victim's false allegations, the judge had been correct to refuse defence counsel permission to cross-examine the victim about false allegations he had allegedly made in the past against his mother; those allegations did not have "substantial probative value" in relation to a matter in issue for the purposes of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 s.100(1)(b).

CA (Crim Div) (Moore-Bick LJ, Silber J, Judge Cooke QC )

14/11/2012