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Hi,
Hope you are all doing ok. My husband has been charged with extreme porn. On the advice of the KC he has continue to plead not guilty. A trial date has been set for a few weeks time. Just wondering if anyone could share what actually happens at trial. We have an appointment in the diary to meet with the KC the week before but it seems ages away.
Hope you are all doing ok. My husband has been charged with extreme porn. On the advice of the KC he has continue to plead not guilty. A trial date has been set for a few weeks time. Just wondering if anyone could share what actually happens at trial. We have an appointment in the diary to meet with the KC the week before but it seems ages away.
Hey Rach,
I have been through the trial experience although I did not attend as I had work and uni to juggle - we certainly get a gold star for cracking on business as usual throughout this hell don't we :)
(Assuming you're England) So, once the not guilty plea has been entered and the judge sends it to trial there will be a couple of things that happen before the first day of trial. There's the defence statement which will be submitted to the judge and this may be presented at the pre-trial hearing (this is very relaxed and quick). The trial itself may seem scary, particularly because prosecution lay out their case first but it's not too bad. It's important to be absolutely sure of the defence and prepare for the trial (pre-empting questions the prosecution may have etc. but the barrister should prepare you for this). Your partner may not even be required to answer questions in the trial as it seems to be a last resort once the barristers have argued out the facts of the case initially. Does your partner have confidence in his representation? Xx
I have been through the trial experience although I did not attend as I had work and uni to juggle - we certainly get a gold star for cracking on business as usual throughout this hell don't we :)
(Assuming you're England) So, once the not guilty plea has been entered and the judge sends it to trial there will be a couple of things that happen before the first day of trial. There's the defence statement which will be submitted to the judge and this may be presented at the pre-trial hearing (this is very relaxed and quick). The trial itself may seem scary, particularly because prosecution lay out their case first but it's not too bad. It's important to be absolutely sure of the defence and prepare for the trial (pre-empting questions the prosecution may have etc. but the barrister should prepare you for this). Your partner may not even be required to answer questions in the trial as it seems to be a last resort once the barristers have argued out the facts of the case initially. Does your partner have confidence in his representation? Xx