The appellant was convicted of assault following a confrontation with her landlord.
The trial judge resolved conflicting accounts by relying on the appellant's prior convictions for assault and the lack of criminal records for the complainant and her family.
The summary conviction appeal judge dismissed the appeal.
The Court of Appeal granted leave and allowed the appeal, finding that the trial judge improperly used the prior convictions to infer a propensity to commit assault rather than for assessing credibility.
The conviction was set aside and a new trial ordered.
