I assume that Edward White, who finds no problem with the introduction of a defendant's previous convictions into a trial, is not a criminal lawyer.

Does he really think that a jury that currently has to decide a defendant's guilt or innocence based on the admissible evidence put before it (yes, it does have to be legally admissible, Mr White - sorry about that) will not be swayed inevitably towards a conviction if it is told of similar matters having been proved or admitted by the same defendant?


But then he probably does not care, as perhaps he believes that the defendant would not have been arrested and charged if he were not guilty in the first place.



John Pendlebury, Atkins Hope,Horley, Surrey