| 单词 | Character of accused |
| 释义 | 被告的品格 The reliability, reputation or disposition of a person charged with an offence. Character evidence is ‘usually amorphous and imprecise’ and the line between character evidence as to reputation, which is admissible and character evidence as to disposition, which is inadmissable, is blurred: Tang Siu Man v HKSAR [1998] 1 HKC 371, 1 HKLRD 350. In general, an accused’s good character may affect his credibility and propensity or disposition. Direction to jury as to issue of character of accused should be both on credibility and propensity: R v Berranda [1990] 91 Cr App Rep 131; R v Lai Hon Man [1993] 1 HKC 219 (CA). Subject to certain exceptions, an accused who elected to give evidence shall not be asked any question tending to show he or she is of bad character: Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap 221) s 54(1)(f). See also Direction to jury; Evidence of character; Good character. 被控告某罪行的人的可靠性、聲譽或性情。品格證據指「常為雜亂無章及不明確的」，關乎聲譽的品格證據（可被接納）和關乎性情的品格證據（不可被接納）之間的分別是模糊不清：Tang Siu Man v HKSAR [1998] 1 HKC 371, 1 HKLRD 350。一般而言，被告的良好品格可影響其可信性及意向或性情。就被告的品格而給予陪審團的指示，應包含可信性及意向兩方面：R v Berranda [1990] 91 Cr App Rep 131; R v Lai Hon Man [1993] 1 HKC 219（上訴法院）。除某些例外情況外，選擇作供的被告不可被問及任何傾向顯示他／她品格不良的問題：《刑事訴訟程序條例》（第221章）第54(1)(f)條。另見 Direction to jury; Evidence of character; Good character。 |
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