The High Court has refused to prohibit a further trial of a man accused of rape and sexual assault dating from 1969 to 1975. The trial was scheduled for November 2015. The court treated it as the prosecution’s third trial, rather than a fourth, because the third proceeding had barely begun before it was adjourned.
High Court refuses to stop third prosecution in historic sexual-offence case
The court rejected an application to prohibit a trial scheduled for November 2015, while stressing that the trial judge must address the substantial delay and protect the accused’s fair-trial rights.
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The court rejected an application to prohibit a trial scheduled for November 2015, while stressing that the trial judge must address the substantial delay and protect the accused’s fair-trial rights.
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The High Court has refused to prohibit a further trial of a man accused of rape and sexual assault dating from 1969 to 1975. The trial was scheduled for November 2015. The court treated it as the prosecution’s third trial, rather than a fourth, because the third proceeding had barely begun before it was adjourned.
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