The meaning of ‘reasonable belief in consent’ under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and the admissibility of bad character evidence under the Criminal Justice Act 2003: R v Hepburn [2020] EWCA Crim 820

Brian Brewis; Tony Storey

doi:10.1177/0022018320965376

The meaning of ‘reasonable belief in consent’ under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and the admissibility of bad character evidence under the Criminal Justice Act 2003: R v Hepburn [2020] EWCA Crim 820

Brian Brewis, Tony Storey

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This case note analyses the Court of Appeal's judgment in R v Hepburn [2020] EWCA Crim 820 on (1) the meaning of ‘reasonable belief in consent’ under s.1(1) of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and (2) the admissibility of bad character evidence under the Criminal Justice Act 2003.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	508-511
Number of pages	4
Journal	The Journal of Criminal Law
Volume	84
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0022018320965376
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2020

Keywords

reasonable belief in consent
inconsistent verdicts
rape
bad character evidence

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The meaning of ‘reasonable belief in consent’ under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and the admissibility of bad character evidence under the Criminal Justice Act 2003: R v Hepburn [2020] EWCA Crim 820. / Brewis, Brian ; Storey, Tony.
In: The Journal of Criminal Law, Vol. 84, No. 5, 01.10.2020, p. 508-511.

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