Abstract
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 |
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| Pages (from-to) | 508-511 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | The Journal of Criminal Law |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2020 |
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- reasonable belief in consent
- inconsistent verdicts
- rape
- bad character evidence
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