Hercule Parrot wrote:Bungle wrote:This new hearing is at the Crown Court. Therefore his fate will have to be decided by a Jury.
More commonly by a Crown Court Judge and two Magistrates, nowadays. If he's hoping for a jury nullification, he might be disappointed. But I suppose he'll gladly pay the court costs just for the chance to put on his performance. Someone should tip off the court to arrange for a few extra guards and cops around.
Yep, usually two beaks and a judge.
What GT fails to appreciate is that these appeals are actually re-rearings of the original alleged offence as if the mater had not already been decided. It is
not at all unusual for the sentence, if the conviction is upheld, to actually be
increased together with the imposition and misery of yet more costs. I've seen it happen all too often when advice is ignored.
Of course, this only tends to happen when litigants, usually in person, bring an appeal which is entirely without merit, founded on imported completely inapplicable USA flavoured legal jurisprudence sprinkled with discredited wacky and simply made-up (mis)understandings of the law whilst performing before the court like a swivel-eyed loon flanked by useless McKenzie Friends. Smelling strongly of last night's fifteen pints.
So he'll be just fine.