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11th Mar 2020
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Circumstantial Evidence
Circumstantial evidence is widely misunderstood, and many people cannot understand how a case can be advanced without primary evidence of wrongdoing.
To illustrate this, we can u...
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26th Feb 2020
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Jury Trial - Is 14 too many?
If you ask most people how many people are selected to sit on a jury hearing a criminal case, the answer from most if not all will be 12.
It can, therefore, come as somethin...
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26th Feb 2020
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Forensic evidence
The Forensic Science Regulator regulates forensic scientists in England and Wales. The Regulator ensures that the provision of forensic science evidence across the criminal justice system is su...
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27th Nov 2019
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Divided Loyalty Can Exact a High Price
A strange case at the Old Bailey drew to a close this week, resulting in a Metropolitan Police Officer, Robyn Williams, being sentenced to a community order with 200 hours...
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21st Oct 2019
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Stop and Search
The police, with the support of the Home Office, are making more extensive use of stop and search powers. This new approach is partly due to rising public and political concern about knife crime....
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14th Oct 2019
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Drink or Drug Driving - The Second Sample
In some cases, the police need to take either a blood or urine sample from a driver suspected of driving under the influence of drink or drugs. In almost all instances,...
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