Lets hope for some relevant, easy-to-obtain evidence to support (or not) the proposals. What about the number of successful appeals against trial convictions made by a single District Judge? How do they fare compared to appeals from a lay bench?
And what about the length of sentences made on committal for sentence after District Judge convictions. How many fall into the 12 months upwards? So how much of the new proposals are already happening with a single judge?
I have no idea but this is easy Crown Court data. This is the sort of evidence the fence-sitters need.
Lets hope for some relevant, easy-to-obtain evidence to support (or not) the proposals. What about the number of successful appeals against trial convictions made by a single District Judge? How do they fare compared to appeals from a lay bench?
And what about the length of sentences made on committal for sentence after District Judge convictions. How many fall into the 12 months upwards? So how much of the new proposals are already happening with a single judge?
I have no idea but this is easy Crown Court data. This is the sort of evidence the fence-sitters need.
Robust debate is fine here but personal abuse is not.