Gateway (b):

Gateway (b):

1. Again, the defendant is unlikely to adduce his own bad character evidence.

2. However, tactically it may be beneficial for a D to introduce the evidence himself to give the impression of being totally candid with the court with nothing to hide.

3. This tactic is sometimes known as "stealing sunshine." (Perry and Weimann-Saks)

4. When the evidence is adduced by the D himself or is given in answer to a question asked by him in cross examination and intended to elicit it. (s.101(1)(b)