Court:
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Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) - Court 10 |
Hearing date:
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Friday, 6th August 2021 |
Bench (DJ or JPs)
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His Honour Judge Mark Dennis QC Justice Mr. Edward Lord Justice Mr. Andrew Hammond |
Charged with:
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For appeal against conviction and sentence in City of London Magistrates’ Court in February 2021 of S137 of the Highways Act, Wilful Obstruction of the Highway in October 2019 on Horse Guards Road |
Represented by:
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Tom Wainwright (Garden Court Chambers), instructed by Jenny Winter (Birds) |
Please outline key points in prosecution and defence cases.
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CPS discontinued this case 15 minutes before it was meant to start. Their reason was the latest Ziegler decision. Travel costs from Lincoln for this and previous appearances have been claimed.
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Was defence evidence submitted in writing?
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No need |
Did defence witness(es) give evidence in person? Were they cross-examined? |
None |
What was the verdict,
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Discontinued |
Please add anything else relevant.
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This meant that the question of Horse Guards Road not being a highway was not tested. This appeal was selected, and funded, to specifically test this. I’m sure CPS are up to something: they’ve ‘botched’ all 5 appeals this week. They can’t be this inefficient, consistently? |
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