tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post9100088280992938758..comments2023-07-10T10:57:18.522+01:00Comments on The Magistrates' Blog: You Wait For One Case to Come Along Then Three Arrive At OnceBystander http://www.blogger.com/profile/10211688955428527960noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-63003330548613625572012-03-28T19:21:46.847+01:002012-03-28T19:21:46.847+01:00Can't imagine I would ever agree to one being ...Can't imagine I would ever agree to one being made. Not for the CPS to invoke the County Court but the complainant can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-72531758918502221242012-03-27T22:52:07.885+01:002012-03-27T22:52:07.885+01:00Dealt with a case where it was indisputable that t...Dealt with a case where it was indisputable that the complainant lied, lied and lied again. Not only when contacting the police but also in his evidence to the court. As a result glorious acquittal. Prosecutor rises to his feet and asks for RO. I go back over the evidence and point out the lies. Mags make RO. What? Gave no reasons for making the order. None whatsoever. Overturned on appeal as it should be but why on earth was it made in the first place. <br /><br />The only way that such an order can be made is on the balance of probabilities if the reasonable doubt hurdle is not passed. Balance of probabilities has no place in a criminal court when it comes to taking action against a defendant. These orders are completely out of place in a criminal jurisdiction. The cps should be instituting proceedings in the County Court if such orders are justified where they have to appear in front of a Judge and not a lay bench. Sorry to be so dismissive of lay benches but that is the simple fact of the matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2727871367480602637.post-21318600382350726642012-03-27T13:44:30.758+01:002012-03-27T13:44:30.758+01:00I've always been uneasy with the New labour la...I've always been uneasy with the New labour laws which proceeded more on innuendo than evidence, no smoke eithout fire etc.<br />given the errosion of the protections for those accused it is incmbent on all of those who sit to satisfy themselves of the justice of the situation before embarking on this sort of thingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com