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Noor Mohamed v The King

[1949] AC 182 (PC, on appeal from British Guiana)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
CourtJudicial Committee of the Privy Council (on appeal from the Supreme Court of British Guiana)
Year1948
StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Evidence of other misconduct, though logically relevant, must be excluded where its prejudicial effect outweighs its probative value; the trial judge has a discretion to exclude unduly prejudicial evidence.

Area of Law

e

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