Current Affairs Stabbing incident in Southport
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Thank you judge for a proper, proper sentence. Shame the death penalty was abolished - open and shut cases like this would have been ideal to just remove vermin like him quickly and easily from this world.
Connor mcloud
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I wonder whats going through that taxi drivers mind now,
Thats gonna be on a constant loop in his head
Yep, no doubt will end up feeling some blame, same as anyone who assessed him within Prevent. Tough one, really as you could never expect someone to do something as evil as that.
neil999
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Anyone who has had anything to do with him will be feeling pretty terrible i should think
Ferguson1878
Player Valuation: £35m
That’s the minimum before he’s considered , he won’t get out him
Ferguson1878
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To much prison break
Gwladysstreetlad
Player Valuation: £50m
With some luck the scum will be dead before 2025 is out. Someone will do the world a favour and put an end to the evil, worthless thing. I hope it spends its last seconds knowing pure fear.
kenada_blue
Welcome to Barcelonaton FC
Be surprised if he lives till that age.
As counter intuitive as it sounds, the CPS were absolutely correct to withhold details of his previous convictions and character.
In a ‘normal’ trial, the previous character of the defendant would be withheld from the jury and they will be told not to look up or try to contact the defendant (there’s been a few instances of people being charged for doing exactly this in recent years)
The reason for this is that each charge has to judged on its own merits and evidence presented. Your previous convictions are not evidence of the specific charge you are on trial for. (They will be used by the judge/probation as aggravating factors when sentencing though)
In this case it is next to impossible to expect a jury to avoid information about this case given the attention it’s getting.
Had his previous convictions and other referrals been released to the press, it would have been a field day and undoubtedly influenced any potential jury.
This could then be used by the defence to argue an unfair trial or even as evidence in any appeal.
As he has now pleaded guilty, no jury is required, hence why this info is now available.
Hope this helps
In a ‘normal’ trial, the previous character of the defendant would be withheld from the jury and they will be told not to look up or try to contact the defendant (there’s been a few instances of people being charged for doing exactly this in recent years)
The reason for this is that each charge has to judged on its own merits and evidence presented. Your previous convictions are not evidence of the specific charge you are on trial for. (They will be used by the judge/probation as aggravating factors when sentencing though)
In this case it is next to impossible to expect a jury to avoid information about this case given the attention it’s getting.
Had his previous convictions and other referrals been released to the press, it would have been a field day and undoubtedly influenced any potential jury.
This could then be used by the defence to argue an unfair trial or even as evidence in any appeal.
As he has now pleaded guilty, no jury is required, hence why this info is now available.
Hope this helps
kenada_blue
Welcome to Barcelonaton FC
As counter intuitive as it sounds, the CPS were absolutely correct to withhold details of his previous convictions and character.
In a ‘normal’ trial, the previous character of the defendant would be withheld from the jury and they will be told not to look up or try to contact the defendant (there’s been a few instances of people being charged for doing exactly this in recent years)
The reason for this is that each charge has to judged on its own merits and evidence presented. Your previous convictions are not evidence of the specific charge you are on trial for. (They will be used by the judge/probation as aggravating factors when sentencing though)
In this case it is next to impossible to expect a jury to avoid information about this case given the attention it’s getting.
Had his previous convictions and other referrals been released to the press, it would have been a field day and undoubtedly influenced any potential jury.
This could then be used by the defence to argue an unfair trial or even as evidence in any appeal.
As he has now pleaded guilty, no jury is required, hence why this info is now available.
Hope this helps
Think the government lent heavily into it too. No way he was getting anything but a high sentence.
tsubaki
Player Valuation: £90m
As counter intuitive as it sounds, the CPS were absolutely correct to withhold details of his previous convictions and character.
In a ‘normal’ trial, the previous character of the defendant would be withheld from the jury and they will be told not to look up or try to contact the defendant (there’s been a few instances of people being charged for doing exactly this in recent years)
The reason for this is that each charge has to judged on its own merits and evidence presented. Your previous convictions are not evidence of the specific charge you are on trial for. (They will be used by the judge/probation as aggravating factors when sentencing though)
In this case it is next to impossible to expect a jury to avoid information about this case given the attention it’s getting.
Had his previous convictions and other referrals been released to the press, it would have been a field day and undoubtedly influenced any potential jury.
This could then be used by the defence to argue an unfair trial or even as evidence in any appeal.
As he has now pleaded guilty, no jury is required, hence why this info is now available.
Hope this helps
A million percent this. If a tenth of what is now known about this person had come out ahead of the trial, his defence would have had an easier job. The only people who’d benefit from it coming out would be him, and all the people who’d financially benefit from “revealing” it (and from collapsing the trial).
Yarrgh
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Don't drop the soap lad.
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