In multi-count sexual offence trials where the complainant's evidence describes both charged and uncharged similar conduct, the trial judge must instruct the jury charge by charge as to the particular facts to be proved for each count. A general direction to consider each charge separately is insufficient where the conduct relevant to a particular charge cannot be identified simply from the indictment and the complainant's evidence. However, counts of a remarkably different character from all other counts may be excepted from this requirement.
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