{"schemaVersion":1,"recordType":"legal-article","id":"law:eri:code:criminal-procedure:2015:article:141","workId":"law:eri:code:criminal-procedure:2015","expressionId":"law:eri:code:criminal-procedure:2015:en","title":"Previous Convictions of Accused","number":"141","language":"en","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/criminal-procedure-code-2015/article/141/","hierarchy":{"book":"BOOK III — PROSECUTION AND TRIAL","title":"TITLE II — TRIAL","chapter":"Chapter 4. — Evidence"},"paragraphs":[{"id":"p1","number":"1","text":"Subject to Article 145 (6) – (8), previous convictions of an accused person shall not be introduced into evidence before the Court makes a finding of guilty or not guilty on the charge or charges.","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/criminal-procedure-code-2015/article/141/#p1","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"criminal-procedure-code-2015-en","pdfPage":110,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/criminal-procedure-code-2015/page/110/?article=141&paragraph=p1#article-141-p1"}]},{"id":"p2","number":"2","text":"The Court shall not receive or admit any evidence of previous convictions against the accused, or any other evidence of criminal conduct by the accused that does not form part of the charge against him, unless and until the Court makes a finding of guilty or not guilty on the charge or charges.","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/criminal-procedure-code-2015/article/141/#p2","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"criminal-procedure-code-2015-en","pdfPage":110,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/criminal-procedure-code-2015/page/110/?article=141&paragraph=p2#article-141-p2"},{"sourceId":"criminal-procedure-code-2015-en","pdfPage":111,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/criminal-procedure-code-2015/page/111/?article=141&paragraph=p2#article-141-p2"}]}],"caution":"English-language 2015 Ministry of Justice edition. Refworld catalogues the English text as an unofficial translation. Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation or whether this text reflects later legal changes."}