Leave the Bad Character Comments at the Door of the Courtroom
During a criminal trial in Canada, the Crown is prohibited from calling general bad character evidence in relation to the accused. The reasoning for this is that bad character evidence may lead jurors into inferring that the accused is guilty of the current offence simply because “they are the sort of person likely to commit the offence they are accused of". The strict prohibition on the Crown from admitting this type of evidence works to safeguard against potential wrongful
