Criminal Proceedings in the Public Eye
Nowadays reporting via social media can happen very quickly and it is often one of the things not thought about by those facing criminal proceedings.
Nowadays reporting via social media can happen very quickly and it is often one of the things not thought about by those facing criminal proceedings.
There has been a lot of discussion about the sentence passed following Ant McPartlin’s (Ant and Dec) conviction for drink driving.
There is a specific offence of dangerous driving, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 2 years. If that driving is a cause of someone’s death, the maximum sentence rises to one of 14 years.
The government this week announced that West Yorkshire Police has signed up to a new identity checking service. The new service, already being used in a select number of force areas, with a further 20 going live before the end of this year, will remove the need for suspects to be taken to a police station to check identity.
One of the most serious offences before a criminal court is the offence of ‘perverting the course of justice’, this is because it strikes at the very heart of the criminal justice system.
Over the festive periods of Christmas and the new year one might enjoy the well earned break with a tipple or two.