The Court Has a Discretion to Exclude Bad Character Evidence

question 9

True/False

The court has a discretion to exclude bad character evidence, if it appears the admission would have an adverse effect on the fairness of the proceedings. S101 (3) + (4) gives the court discretion under S101 (1)

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