Me and my mate are sat here reading this and we both have criminal records as long as your arm, so we both know how the system works. We both sympathise with his situation but you have to know how to play the system to your own advantage. No copper`s gonna be bothered as to who done it or who`s guilty. They`ll just arrest everyone and anyone and let the CPS and the courts sort it out.
Your mate committed an offense as soon as he touched the other guy. Regardless of the situation or what let up to that moment he still has to answer for his own actions, rightly or wrongly.
That doesn`t mean he will be found guilty, it just means he has a "crime" to answer too. The guy that squirted the petrol also has and the guy that threw the ciggy does too, and I`d even say you yourself has due to the fact that you were kicking the car causing criminal damage!! But its not for the police to decide the guilt or innocence or a party, that`s up to the court and the CPS.
The advice from others telling him not to admit to hitting the other geezer is right but I bet he`s already done that, otherwise they wouldn`t have arrested him. What has he been charged with?
Court Monday that will be just a hearing to decide the best course of action and to decide whether or not it has to be adjourned to Crown court or not, depending on the seriousness of the case and whether the magistrates have enough power to sentence, which I think they will have in this case. After that he will have a plea and directions court appearance. Its at this point the CPS may decide to drop the charges against your friend or whether he has a case to answer. Wasting more tax payer`s money in the process!!
It`s not all lost as long as you aren`t bothered about committing purgery and get all your witnesses saying the same thing laying it all on thick!!
Thats the British criminal justice system for ya!!
Good luck to ya mate......
Your mate committed an offense as soon as he touched the other guy. Regardless of the situation or what let up to that moment he still has to answer for his own actions, rightly or wrongly.
That doesn`t mean he will be found guilty, it just means he has a "crime" to answer too. The guy that squirted the petrol also has and the guy that threw the ciggy does too, and I`d even say you yourself has due to the fact that you were kicking the car causing criminal damage!! But its not for the police to decide the guilt or innocence or a party, that`s up to the court and the CPS.
The advice from others telling him not to admit to hitting the other geezer is right but I bet he`s already done that, otherwise they wouldn`t have arrested him. What has he been charged with?
Court Monday that will be just a hearing to decide the best course of action and to decide whether or not it has to be adjourned to Crown court or not, depending on the seriousness of the case and whether the magistrates have enough power to sentence, which I think they will have in this case. After that he will have a plea and directions court appearance. Its at this point the CPS may decide to drop the charges against your friend or whether he has a case to answer. Wasting more tax payer`s money in the process!!
It`s not all lost as long as you aren`t bothered about committing purgery and get all your witnesses saying the same thing laying it all on thick!!
Thats the British criminal justice system for ya!!
Good luck to ya mate......
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