Wouldn't have made a difference in this case though as the previous machete attack he was convicted of was in 1996. The rape was in 1983.The Law should be changed so that any prior convictions in the past 5 years are read out before a Verdict and Sentence is put down. we're too fuckin soft..
Wouldn't have made a difference in this case though as the previous machete attack he was convicted of was in 1996. The rape was in 1983.
Rodwan is clearly an absolute fucking scumbag and deserved a longer sentence, but the judge was correct in not allowing those details to be disclosed.
CPS at that time were pushing through sexual assault allegations post Saville. They have backed off now and are thankfully more evidence ledOn the issue of jury service;
I served in 2016 at Manchester Crown Court. An allegation of sexual assault against a man by his ex girlfriend.
The case should never have got to court. The Police were woeful in their evidence, to the point where photo evidence clearly backed the man rather than the woman. How it ever got to Crown Court I'll never know. We returned an innocent decision less than 15 mins after going for deliberations.
It was a complete waste of public time and money.
It doesnt need to be changed because that it s in place now. The crown can make a bad character application but it is down to the judge whether it is used. It rarely is because judges fear it will lead to an unfair trial. I agree it should be used more.The Law should be changed so that any prior convictions in the past 5 years are read out before a Verdict and Sentence is put down. we're too fuckin soft..
CPS at that time were pushing through sexual assault allegations post Saville. They have backed off now and are thankfully more evidence led
The judges are at fault when they do their summing up and give advice to the jury.Jury also found him not guilty of carrying an offensive weapon...it was a machete!!!!
It was a truly shameful period in the history of British justice, with Alison Saunders in the vanguard.CPS at that time were pushing through sexual assault allegations post Saville. They have backed off now and are thankfully more evidence led
Rarely used? Sorry mate, that’s simply wrong. Judges routinely allow bad character applications. If there are previous convictions that are relevant to the offence(s) charged which are not of too much antiquity then the default position is to let those antecedents in.It doesnt need to be changed because that it s in place now. The crown can make a bad character application but it is down to the judge whether it is used. It rarely is because judges fear it will lead to an unfair trial. I agree it should be used more.