A nice day at court(magistrates, not tennis)

 Given bail.
To return 12 Sept. 2011

How bad do you have to be to be refused bail?

Baz

 

They're perhaps a little over-stretched for room at present?  If
there's some means by which you can protest, I hope you use it.  And I
hope that CCTV is in place.  I would be outraged and chewing the carpet
in your place, by now!
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

 


On 15/08/2011 18:00, in article Xns9F42B73B13B47baz@69.16.176.253, "Baz"


The Bail Act 1976 asserts a presumption in favour of bail for all people
awaiting trial except those on charges of murder, attempted murder,
manslaughter, rape or attempted rape. The legislation presumes that an
individual will be remanded on bail with various conditions attached unless
there are strong reasons to remand them into custody. These include:

 - They have been accused of carrying out a particularly serious offence
  
- They have previous convictions for similar offences

- There are reasons to believe that they could disappear before their trial.

- They have been accused of carrying out a particularly serious offence

- There are reasons to believe that they may interfere with witnesses

- They is a belief they are likely to commit further offences before their
 trial
 

 

I thought Baz's perp qualified for most of those.  But as a judge has
just handed down an 11 month sentence instead of a 12 month one to a
drug dealer, thus avoiding his third deportation from this country,
it's hardly surprising most of us have given up any hope of real
justice for real criminals.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

 

Bloody Daily Mail readers! :-)
--

Martin