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| John Terry racism trial legal team mull 'bad character' bid | John Terry racism trial legal team mull 'bad character' bid |
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| John Terry's legal team might make a bad character application against Anton Ferdinand during his racism trial, a court has heard. | John Terry's legal team might make a bad character application against Anton Ferdinand during his racism trial, a court has heard. |
| The ex-England captain, 31, will stand trial at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 9 July accused of a racially-aggravated public order offence. | The ex-England captain, 31, will stand trial at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 9 July accused of a racially-aggravated public order offence. |
| Mr Terry's barrister, George Carter-Stephenson QC, has now said he is considering making the application. | Mr Terry's barrister, George Carter-Stephenson QC, has now said he is considering making the application. |
| Bad character applications are used to cast doubt on a witness' evidence. | |
| The trial relates to a comment allegedly made and caught on camera to the Queens Park Rangers defender when the two teams played last October. | The trial relates to a comment allegedly made and caught on camera to the Queens Park Rangers defender when the two teams played last October. |
| According to the Crown Prosecution Service, "bad character" in criminal proceedings means "evidence of or a disposition towards misconduct". | |
| Mr Carter-Stephenson said: "There is likely to be an application for bad character against Mr Ferdinand about two incidents." | |
| No details were given about what these incidents were. |