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‘Lives on hold’: a day in the crown court where cases are delayed for years

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‘Lives on hold’: a day in the crown court where cases are delayed for years



Backlog in cases set to reach 100,000 in England and Wales without action on shortage of barristers and judgesCourt delays ‘driving innocent prisoners to plead guilty’ in England and WalesA man bursts out of a courtroom, shouting expletives. The judge has just ruled that his brother-in-law will not be going to prison after sexually assaulting his two young daughters.“The justice system is a fucking joke,” he bellows, pacing ahead of his family. Another male relative mutters darkly: “We’ll find him.” Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/dec/09/court-delays-shortage-barristers-judges-england-wales

Author : Emily Dugan

Publish date : 2024-12-09 05:00:15

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