>> The justice and court system in this country is broken - for simple offences they
>> should be before a magistrate the next morning, for more complex a short delay may
>> be acceptable.
>>
Rushed justice if often not justice at all.
A short delay may not be long enough, even for simple cases. It takes time to gather evidence and build a defence case.
I am aware that the police are refusing to hand over body worn video footage in what appears to be civil cases against the police but are actually cases where the CPS refuses to act so private prosecutions are undertaken.
I know a case where a prosecution at the magistrates took place and took 3 months to get the trial. The police evidence was provided to the prosecution solicitor the night before (after 17:30) and when they complained that there was no time to or independently test to counter the evidence they were effectively told "tough".
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