“Attack on another person’s character”
20.Article 11 deals with evidence that becomes admissible as a result of the defendant attacking another person’s character. A defendant attacks another person’s character if he gives evidence that they have committed an offence of have behaved in a reprehensible way.
21.A suggestion that a witness is mistaken is not intended to adduce this provision.
22.Where a defendant has attacked another person’s character evidence of his own bad character becomes admissible.
