In multi-count indictments where the prosecution relies on lies as consciousness of guilt evidence, the Edwards direction must clearly identify which offences the lies are and are not probative of, and must confine the jury to the specific permissible use of the lies (e.g., going only to the element of knowledge). A direction referring generically to 'the charged offences' without these limitations creates a reasonable possibility of miscarriage of justice. Lies may support an inference as to an intermediate material fact (such as that the accused was not operating a legitimate business) which, together with other evidence, supports an inference as to an element of the offence, but the direction must make this limited use clear.
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