Murray-Aynsley CJ:

In this case the appellant and others with whom he was charged jointly for theft gave evidence on their own behalf.The appellant was cross-examined by Counsel for a co-accused which would normally have been inadmissible as they concerned the character of the accused and were not otherwise relevant.

There is nothing here to correspond to (f)(iii) of s. 1 of the Criminal Evidence Act, 1898. I consider therefore that the question was inadmissible.

Conviction quashed.