Originally posted by Casehardened
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It was on submissions from the CPS and defence due to evidence I found on Facebook. Had that evidence been put, it was said that no jury would ever have convicted on it. Further it showed the the complainant was 'unreliable' and therefore could not be 'a witness of truth'. I can't go into any details as to what the evidence was but it was enough to cause the Crown to actually say in their submission jointly with defence counsel (to dump the case), that the complainant was basically provably lying about many things. This was on the 1st October.
The case was not stopped due to an abuse of process but due to heavy-weight evidence that showed she was a liar. The def left the dock without a stain on his character.
As CH says, it is better to work on the assumption that the case will go the whole way so you are best working on your defence and also MOTIVE for lying. Please don't share your defence evidence and motives here as this is a public forum and anybody can see what is written here, including any passing police and CPS personnel.
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