Where a charge of being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm is joined with other charges, the prejudice from the 'prohibited person' label can be adequately addressed by firm and repeated judicial directions, particularly where the element is not in dispute and the evidence of the firearm is independently relevant to the other charges. The Court recommended legislative reform to permit the 'prohibited person' element to be determined by the judge rather than the jury.
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