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Originally Posted by nomadking
But being charged in the first place can depend on whether the CPS consider that a jury would convict you.
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Erm, that statement is not congruent with actuality, for a number of reasons.
A) In the two cases being discussed, the CPS decided to prosecute - by your "logic", they would not have done that.
B) One of our best friends (known them nearly 40 years, god-parents to each others’ children, go on holiday with them once or twice a year (three times this year, making up for last year
)), is a Regional Crown Prosecutor for the CPS - she points out that they decide to prosecute based on two stages
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Does the evidence provide a realistic prospect of conviction? That means, having heard the evidence, is a court more likely than not to find the defendant guilty? And;
Is it in the public interest to prosecute? That means asking questions including how serious the offence is, the harm caused to the victim, the impact on communities and whether prosecution is a proportionate response.
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She also pointed out that since they don’t know who would be in the Jury for any given case, how could they judge if that jury would convict?