tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015329098122035196.post1072977523649257373..comments2023-09-30T10:31:07.390-04:00Comments on Short Fiction. Write it. Sell it. : Jody E. Lebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08777207515123248962noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015329098122035196.post-40911238903719880802014-07-31T04:38:22.406-04:002014-07-31T04:38:22.406-04:00Things could well be different here in the UK, of ...Things could well be different here in the UK, of course, as our stop and search laws came into force after the London bombings. It's still more like a game of chess than upholding the law when it comes to the courts though. I suppose that's why lawyers get paid so much, for the knowledge they bring and how skilfully they use it. Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015329098122035196.post-35206143985036745592014-07-30T14:40:17.894-04:002014-07-30T14:40:17.894-04:00@ Chris. Even if the prosecutor takes the case an...@ Chris. Even if the prosecutor takes the case and settles on what he/she thinks is a winning situation, the defense attorney then gets to do his magic. That is what a Motion to Suppress is all about. Let's say drugs were found in the car after the cops stopped the guy for speeding. The defense may very well challenge the police officer, saying the stop was 'no good', questioning how the speed was calculated or even challenging when the radar was last inspected and certified. They may say the search was illegal, that they should have only given him a ticket and had no right to search his car, etc. Sometimes its the passenger who gets arrested for drugs in the car. The defense will argue that his client had no knowledge. If the defense gets his motion granted by the judge, then that's one of the critical elements the prosecution just lost and the case may very well be thrown out because now they can't use the drugs found in the trial, or prove the guy had knowledge and intent. Sometimes it's all in the skill of your attorney. Jody E. Lebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777207515123248962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015329098122035196.post-4287521989943374292014-07-30T13:44:21.521-04:002014-07-30T13:44:21.521-04:00I guess the skill for the Prosecution Service is d...I guess the skill for the Prosecution Service is deciding precisely what to charge the suspect with in the first place, so that there can be no wriggling out of things on a technicality. Interesting reading, Jody, thanks for taking the time to do this.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015329098122035196.post-85185317601474216062014-07-30T13:07:00.677-04:002014-07-30T13:07:00.677-04:00@ Tamara. Thanks, that's nice to hear. I'...@ Tamara. Thanks, that's nice to hear. I'm so used to it, I forget how mysterious and/or confusing it can appear. It would be like me writing about a hospital operating room... totally lost. Jody E. Lebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777207515123248962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015329098122035196.post-13223242966720689782014-07-30T12:33:35.450-04:002014-07-30T12:33:35.450-04:00This is super, Jody. It really breaks it down in l...This is super, Jody. It really breaks it down in laymen's terms and makes it understandable and easy to read.Tamaranoreply@blogger.com