Adducing good character in the face of bad character at trial?

I recently defended in a trial involving the consideration of bad and good character evidence. The defendant had been convicted of fraud on a previous occasion but wanted to bring evidence of good character in a trial where he was accused of violence. A similar situation was considered in the appeal of O’Donnell [2024] EWCA Crim 1115 13th September 2024. Click below for the full article:

Adducing good character in the face of bad character at trial? - JMW Solicitors

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