June 2001 This briefing explains the procedure followed in the District Court. You (or your solicitor) have to work out where to fit your defence into this. The Sheriffs Court is basically the same except you are tried by a…
Representing Yourself In A Scottish Court
June 2001 Representing Yourself In A Scottish Court If you defend yourself the Magistrate (or Sheriff) usually advises you as you go along as to the procedure. If you are in any doubt ask. Remember just stay calm, take your…
So you’ve pled Not Guilty…
June 2001 Now what? The court should write and give you your trial date. If you were there in person they will not write to you but will just expect you to turn up so make sure you have the…
Preparing For Court in Scotland
June 2001 Receiving A Citation Unless you were held overnight when you were arrested and taken to court the next day to plead, the first thing you hear about a court case is when a citation arrives. This is usually…
A Brief Guide To Trial Procedure in the Magistrates’ Court (English Law)
Contents 1. Which court will I be tried in? a. Summary trial b. Trial on indictment c. Either way offences 2. Pretrial hearings a. First hearing / plea hearing b. Pretrial review 3. Trial procedure a. Prosecution opening speech b.…
The Arrest Process and Your Rights in English Law
Contents Being arrested At the police station Your rights in detention Being searched Your property In the cells Eating and drinking Being interviewed Length of detention Getting out a. Being charged b. Being cautioned c. Formal warnings d. Being bailed…
Scottish Parliament Debate 24th January 2002
Faslane and the Anti-Nuclear Campaign: Tommy Sheridan moved S1M-2633-That the Parliament believes that nuclear weapons pose a very real threat to humanity and accordingly should be opposed on moral, social, political and economic grounds; opposes the possession of nuclear weapons;…
Personal Declaration of Judge Eckart Rottka about the demonstration of “Judges and Public Prosecutors for Peace” in Mutlangen on 12 January 1987
I should like to explain briefly why I have demonstrated at Mutlangen together with like-minded colleagues – men and women. I do not claim any moral justification for my action: I am no more moral than thousands of demonstrators before…
We have been guilty, Ulf Panzer
On January 12, 1987, twenty-two judges from all over West Germany, and from various jurisdictions, together formed a nonviolent blockade of the United States air base at Mutlangen, near Stuttgart, where the United States has deployed Pershing II nuclear missiles.…