So sorry to hear this, you must be devastated for this to be still be hanging over you after all this time but trying to look on the positive side, it's only the second worst result you could have had and you have faced a long and gruelling ordeal with courage and fortitude and I have no doubt you will pick yourself back up to continue the fight.
I have no clue about what happens now in a s28 trial and whether the accuser could be called back to answer questions about the logs or if their evidence will just be replayed to a new jury in the event of a retrial. What I do know is that many barristers are not happy about conducting s28 trials because of scheduling problems and poor remuneration. It's very common for barristers to become unavailable for a scheduled trial and another one take over but if they have already recorded the s28 cross exam, they are committed to conducting the trial and I think I'm right in saying that applies to the judge as well. In other words, it could be while until both barristers and judge are all available, though I believe there is a government diktat to prioritise s28 trials too, so who knows?
Anyway, hopefully you won't have too long to wait and like CH, I will be keeping my fingers crossed the CPS reconsider the case in light of the late disclosure and decide to offer no evidence.
Please keep your chin up. You haven't come this far to only come this far.
I have no clue about what happens now in a s28 trial and whether the accuser could be called back to answer questions about the logs or if their evidence will just be replayed to a new jury in the event of a retrial. What I do know is that many barristers are not happy about conducting s28 trials because of scheduling problems and poor remuneration. It's very common for barristers to become unavailable for a scheduled trial and another one take over but if they have already recorded the s28 cross exam, they are committed to conducting the trial and I think I'm right in saying that applies to the judge as well. In other words, it could be while until both barristers and judge are all available, though I believe there is a government diktat to prioritise s28 trials too, so who knows?
Anyway, hopefully you won't have too long to wait and like CH, I will be keeping my fingers crossed the CPS reconsider the case in light of the late disclosure and decide to offer no evidence.
Please keep your chin up. You haven't come this far to only come this far.
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