[2010] EWCA Crim 1153

In a criminal trial, questions put in cross-examination with a view to eliciting an answer implicating a witness in bad behaviour that could not otherwise be proved would be permitted infrequently and be limited in scope, for example questions as to the detail of an admitted conviction or behaviour. If the accusation was denied and otherwise unproved, the jury would require a specific direction not to regard the question as assisting the prosecution case.

CA (Crim Div) (Pitchford LJ, Maddison J, MacDuff J)

26/05/2010