tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12900311.post115075542036061610..comments2024-03-28T05:06:03.458+00:00Comments on Diary of a Criminal Solicitor: CCTV Never LiesGavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500048413933214232noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12900311.post-82237064913520686892011-06-08T14:09:51.874+01:002011-06-08T14:09:51.874+01:00Nice Work....
Regards,
Chirag Patel
usb kvm swit...Nice Work.... <br /><br />Regards,<br />Chirag Patel<br /><a href="http://www.usbkvmswitches.us" rel="nofollow">usb kvm switches</a> service providerChirag Patelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09856323447942707258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12900311.post-1153564522360709452006-07-22T11:35:00.000+01:002006-07-22T11:35:00.000+01:00Police sometimes take a rather competitive view of...Police sometimes take a rather competitive view of their relationship to defence counsels. Once I went to the police station to assist the interview of a client. Very strange story of client (no criminal record, esteemed businessman) allegedly forcing a well known con man with a record pages long, to go with him in a long car journey to cooperate in the recovery of some goods he'd admittedly tricked out of client.The police was taking the view the con man had been kidnapped,in spite a few very odd circumstances, like the con man having ininterruptedly been on cell-phone contact with police during the car journey. I pointed these out to the officer in charge,the whole story was fishy, how about making a nice careful investigation and no arrest.He laughed in my unhappy mug and the client was eventually put under arrest on a charge of kidnapping. Huge media hype, fed by the officer, out for a bit of reputation and possibly a recompense. The italian law is that within 48 hours of an arrest by police or prosecution there has to be a hearing in front of judge, when the arrest may be confirmed or not. This time the judge had a busy docket on the Monday so he called the hearing for Sunday afternoon, and the result was client had supper at home, after realeasing a very upbeat statement for the local TV news, duly broadcast as 8.00 pm breaking news. Monday, in the court house, whom do I come across, but that same police officer, who professes bewilderment but still, in a very sporting style, insists on shaking hands? I didn't know whether I was supposed to laugh or get mad at him. Client was eventually sent to trial and acquitted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12900311.post-1153488769686515192006-07-21T14:32:00.000+01:002006-07-21T14:32:00.000+01:00To anon police officer:Yet another example of the ...To anon police officer:<BR/><BR/>Yet another example of the small mindedness displayed by those police officers who choose to see things in black and white. If you had your way i think you would do away with the criminal justice system and let you and your colleagues be judge and juror. Am i right? What a scary thought...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12900311.post-1151326743613826382006-06-26T13:59:00.000+01:002006-06-26T13:59:00.000+01:00Too right Gavin. Without the best defence possibl...Too right Gavin. Without the best defence possible there is the risk of terrible injustice. Of course the police have never lied, exaggerated or (heavens forbid) fabricated when it comes to evidence have they....<BR/><BR/>Balance, parliament, judiciary, police, defence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12900311.post-1151272932988781152006-06-25T23:02:00.000+01:002006-06-25T23:02:00.000+01:00Very true.Very true.Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08500048413933214232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12900311.post-1151229172368382672006-06-25T10:52:00.000+01:002006-06-25T10:52:00.000+01:00CCTV never lies but without sound it can be very s...CCTV never lies but without sound it can be very subjective!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12900311.post-1151096151032621342006-06-23T21:55:00.000+01:002006-06-23T21:55:00.000+01:00I was not that surprised by the contents of the CC...I was not that surprised by the contents of the CCTV. I routinely expect evidence to unfold contrary to what my Client has told me. There is a phrase that many advocates say, "The prosecution case is at it's weakest when it is closed." This basically means that once the Prosecution have finished delivering their evidence it is usually downhill if your client is going to give evidence!<BR/><BR/>"You're attitude is typical of someone who has forgotten about victims and justice". Come on, let's not play games here. My job is to defend and defend to the best of my ability. Your job as a Police Officer is to arrest and investigate. The CPS are there to secure convictions. I do my job and you do your job. We are both components in the criminal justice system. My job is not to convict and if you were ever being prosecuted for an offence that you denied committing you would also want a committed solicitor defending you.<BR/><BR/>I know what is right and wrong. I generally have a very good idea when a Client is lying (because that is most of the time). Why do I do my job? Well there are actually <B>some</B> innocent people out there. There are equally some guilty people out there who I do sometimes have an opportunity to divert through sentencing to stop them continuing in a life of crime.Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08500048413933214232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12900311.post-1151085833325644432006-06-23T19:03:00.000+01:002006-06-23T19:03:00.000+01:00I sympathise and share your frustrations with, "cl...I sympathise and share your frustrations with, "clients have a funny habit of not telling the truth." You'd taken the time to take instructions, prepare the case and you expected a full trial then suddenly all your hard work has gone down the pan because your client had lied to you. You probably felt let down and deflated. WHY DO YOU SOUND SO SUPRISED?!! She's a criminal! Of course she's a liar. Of course she's dishonest. Try doind what I do for a living! Being a police officer I routinely deal with people like that. There's no point slating the CPS and prosecution witnesses when you accepted instructions from her in the first place. You're attitude is typical of someone who has forgotten about victims and justice. I'm probably going off on a tangent here but would you have been happier if you managed to "get her off" on a technicality rather than the conviction of the lying scum bag? Defence solicitors have a funny habit of forgetting what's right and wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com