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Speeding Summons?
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It should do if that's what the witness said.
The statement has nothing to do with what the witness said, it is what the witness saw other people doing or what the witness says he/she heard, if he/she heard someone say "I'm going to murder" etc, then that is part of the witnesses evidence, don't quite understand what this has to do with a possible attempt to pervert the course of justice or a simple failure to supply information under S172.0 -
Happychappy wrote: »The statement has nothing to do with what the witness said, it is what the witness saw other people doing or what the witness says he/she heard, if he/she heard someone say "I'm going to murder" etc, then that is part of the witnesses evidence, don't quite understand what this has to do with a possible attempt to pervert the course of justice or a simple failure to supply information under S172.
It has everything to do with taking a statement. If those are the words the witness used to explain what they are telling you then that's how they should be written.0 -
Well, it looks as if I might be in the clear.
Even given the 6 month time limit it will be time expired now. According to my legal advice, I can consider it closed unless they have had the hearing in my absence (the summoons got lost in the post etc.).0 -
When was the alleged offence?
They have six months to bring the case to court, plus possibly a month to issue a summons. Your first post was on 16th May.0 -
Well, it looks as if I might be in the clear.
Even given the 6 month time limit it will be time expired now. According to my legal advice, I can consider it closed unless they have had the hearing in my absence (the summoons got lost in the post etc.).
You need to get better legal advice as it's incorrect, they have six months from the offence to lay the information with the court but there's no set limit for summons after that (aside from not taking an unreasonable mount of time). One to two months is not unusual for the summons plus for a S172 offence they have an additional month as that offence occurs a month after the initial offence.
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Weren't you always in the clear ?0
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