TY - JOUR
T1 - 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
T2 - R v Hepburn [2020] EWCA Crim 820
AU - Brewis, Brian
AU - Storey, Tony
PY - 2020/10/1
Y1 - 2020/10/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - reasonable belief in consent
KW - inconsistent verdicts
KW - rape
KW - bad character evidence
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85132247097
U2 - 10.1177/0022018320965376
DO - 10.1177/0022018320965376
M3 - Article
SN - 0022-0183
VL - 84
SP - 508
EP - 511
JO - The Journal of Criminal Law
JF - The Journal of Criminal Law
IS - 5
ER -
