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R V T (1998)

PUBLISHED July 24, 1998
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At the appellant's first trial there was no basis for a conviction on a specimen count. Accordingly, the appellant was entitled to a good character direction at his second trial and the failure to agree a formula with regard to character evidence constituted a material irregularity.

CA (Crim Div) (Evans LJ, Sedley J, Hooper J)

24/07/1998

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