tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294928770519722820.post2967465494113258531..comments2024-03-08T14:35:24.649+00:00Comments on The Justice of the Peace Blog: WHEN IS "PLANNED" TRAVEL A GOOD ENOUGH REASON TO VARY A PERIOD OF CURFEW?The Justice of the Peacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795957459681808206noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294928770519722820.post-62775142684336272202015-11-06T08:46:37.460+00:002015-11-06T08:46:37.460+00:00Surely a case for the chair to adopt an inquisitor...Surely a case for the chair to adopt an inquisitorial approach and question what exactly had been planned/arranged and when, and did same include the purchase of tickets. Were the tickets purchased before or after sentencing? In short, if the tickets were purchased post sentence then I would need to hear a really exceptional argument as to why the curfew should be altered. I'd consider it in much the same way as when hearing arguments of exceptional hardship in respect of driver disqualification. Better make it good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294928770519722820.post-28397906375259387082015-11-06T00:46:35.215+00:002015-11-06T00:46:35.215+00:00I think you need to treat anything in that publica...I think you need to treat anything in that publication with a pinch of salt - they hardly have a reputation for presenting the facts if they get in the way of a good headline. In terms of why the issue wasn't raised at the original sentencing date - you are overlooking the fact that the accused is not seemingly a hardened drug dealer and probably hasn't worked out how to milk the system. Therefore if he didn't mention it to his lawyer (possibly relieved not to be getting jail time) then it wouldn't come up till later; moreover many a "man" has been so unaware of dates and times in his life until he gets "home" and tells his wife... Or perhaps it was mentioned at sentencing and the beak said come back with proof it was prebooked and we'll look at your application.<br /><br />To my mind the issue is not really whether it was preplanned, before conviction - the issue is if the curfew is an alternative to custody then it should be continuous, unless it was the sort of event that home leave from custody might be granted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com