tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294928770519722820.post3842622366198140407..comments2024-03-08T14:35:24.649+00:00Comments on The Justice of the Peace Blog: SHOULD “NOT PROVEN” BE A CONSIDERATION IN ENGLISH LAW? The Justice of the Peacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795957459681808206noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294928770519722820.post-5063539124211634122014-11-23T19:59:08.175+00:002014-11-23T19:59:08.175+00:00And that is exactly why we shouldn't even thin...And that is exactly why we shouldn't even think about incorporating it into English law. A "bastard verdict" as Sir Walter Scott aptly called it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294928770519722820.post-10848235381422673922014-11-22T09:31:10.927+00:002014-11-22T09:31:10.927+00:00I've always regarded "Not Proven" as...I've always regarded "Not Proven" as meaning "we think the defendant is guilty, but the evidence is insufficient for a conviction"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294928770519722820.post-65714126644048093602014-11-21T21:48:11.043+00:002014-11-21T21:48:11.043+00:00only if every complaint / charge against public of...only if every complaint / charge against public officials is logged a unproven and not swept under the carpet. it may go some way in preventing the police from murdering any more unarmed law abiding citizens or psudo civil servants raping pregnant womenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com