we really should have automatic preliminary hearings in england. at the moment, you have to rely on some worthless legal aid loser to petition the court to dismiss a case. whereas in the us, you're automatically entitled to have a preliminary hearing on whether there even is a case to answer. a lot of people waive this right, but it's there. it would have aided peter lynch and david spring, who clearly weren't guilty of violent disorder. the crime wasn't made out in either case. yet their useless lawyers told them to plead guilty. the other issue is our court's punishing people for failing to plead guilty at the first opportunity. they consider it an affront to insist on your right to a trial. a reduced sentence for pleading guilty is a lie. it's an increased sentence for daring to insist the prosecution prove the case against you.
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