Getting desperate

[pocketnurse]

I have not posted for some time but our situation remains grave. The trial is just over two weeks away and despite lots of new info being found in what I would consider support of my partner's defence our solicitor doesn't think that a lot of it is relevant. I am struggling to function in any way normally and just want this nightmare to end for all of us. How can any woman make up such horrendous accusations knowing the devastation she is causing and risking a mans freedom as well as causing so much pain to two innocent kids? If anyone knows the answer I sure as hell would love to hear it.

[LS]

If anyone knew the answer to that, we'd bottle it and be millionaires.
Simple answer is it's a lack of conscience. This last 20 years has become the Me, Me, Me generation, and with it the "Sod Everyone Else" attitude.

That's how someone can be so hate-driven, fuelled by compensation culture. How best to get one over on someone far better than a punch, and get money into the bargain?

[Rights Fighter]

I have not posted for some time but our situation remains grave. The trial is just over two weeks away and despite lots of new info being found in what I would consider support of my partner's defence our solicitor doesn't think that a lot of it is relevant.

Ask the solicitor to explain in detail WHY this evidence is irrelevant. It may well be irrelevant but you have a need to know why.

[Saffron]

I agree with RF. Ask the sol to explain WHY this info isn't relevant. Don't just take their word as gospel. They are human and make mistakes like all of us.
Our trial was totally botched by our defence team. In our naivety we didn't question or press them on anything. With hindsight we should have done. Don't make the same mistakes we did.

Thinking of you.

[Rights Fighter]

There are ways of asking. Just say you do not understand why they believe that what you have to say is irrelevant, and please would they explain this to you as you are obviously not legally trained and really need to understand this.

If you ask them as in challenge them then you may not get an answer.

I tend to say "look I'm just an ordingary person in the street and i hav eno idea what is or is not admissible or irrelevant. I wonder if you could spare a few minutes to explain it to me? I know that you are really busy but I would really appreciate it if you could explain it to me"

[pocketnurse]

Thanks for the advice we should be meeting with barrister soon again. apparantly she has quite a bit of experience in these historic cases and acts for both prosecution and defence so hopefully will be able to guage how the prosecution will play. Unfortunately my partner is quite an accepting person and doesnt like to rock the boat where as I will actually voice my concerns although I wish I would do so in a far more assertive way. If when we have had some meetings with the barrister and we are not happy are we able to have the trial adjourned until we feel we have everything we need? We are receiving legal aid so I suppose this reduces our options dramatically. Our barrister appears to be a very feisty and articulate women (she reminds me of supernannie!) but it is almost like some one waiting for life saving surgery and hoping the surgeon was up for the job. If god willing the case gets thrown out by the judge or we get the Not Guilty verdict is there anything we can do to get some redress. We have lost our home, my partner his job, thousands of pounds and goodness knows how many years of our lives through stress.