Case - R v. Nguyen (2008) Times Law Reports
In this case the prosecution looked to effectively rely upon relevant 'bad character' evidence that it had decided not to make the subject of a criminal charge and it was decided by the Court of Appeal that this could not have such an adverse effect on the fairness of the proceedings so that the court ought to not have admitted it.
Such a situation arose because the defendant had been involved in two incidents of 'glassing' in the same month in 2005 and, therefore, the prosecution was granted leave to adduce evidence of 'bad character' under section 101(1)(d) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 because it was relevant to an important matter and so did not effect the defendant's right to a fair trial under Article 6 of the ECHR 1950.
