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Clause 90 Discretion to exclude admissions
In a criminal proceeding, the court may refuse to admit evidence of an admission, or refuse to admit the evidence to prove a particular fact, if—
(a)the evidence is adduced by the prosecution; and
(b)having regard to the circumstances in which the admission was made, it would be unfair to a defendant to use the evidence.
Part 3.11 contains other exclusionary discretions that are applicable to admissions. __________________ PART 3.5—EVIDENCE OF JUDGMENTS AND CONVICTIONS