Smith v Donnelly

High Court of Justiciary LORDS COULSFIELD, OSBORNE AND CAPLAN SCOTS LAW TIMES: ISSUE 27: 31-8-2001   Justiciary – Crime – Breach of the peace – Anti-nuclear protester lying in road in front of military base – Whether definition of crime…

River’s Outline Legal Arguments

January 2001, Manchester Crown Court 1. I intend to adopt arguments put by Mr Munyard concerning   1a Mens rea. 1b The lawful excuse of protection of property. 1c The lawful excuse of protection of human life and limb. 1d…

Defence of Angie Zelter

Argyll & Bute District Court, Victoria Halls, Helensburgh, 22nd September 1998 0.1 Charge:- On the 13th and also on the 20th August 1998 ’in HMNB, Clyde, Argyll and Bute, you Angela Christine Zelter’ with various others, different on the two…

Trial of the MAGIC Four Newbury, March 2000

Extracts from a report by {River} Background Expert witnesses for the defence Evidence from the four defendants Legal Arguments Defence Counsel The Verdict: 3 March 2000 Appendix: Prosecution: Opening Note Background Roger Franklin (72) a peace activist from Horsley, Sylvia…

Marcus Armstrong’s Defence

9th May 2000, Helensburgh District Court I am not going to appeal to your understanding of international law, humanitarian law, the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, the Geneva convention, or the Nuremburg principles, even though I know that they apply to Britain,…

Barbara Macgregor’s defence

23rd April 2001, Helensburgh District Court Court Testimony In the words of this court I conducted myself in a disorderly manner, sat on the roadway, disrupted the free flow of traffic to the alarm and annoyance of the lieges refused…

Tony Davies’ defence

20th September 2001, Helensburgh District Court I have spent most of my working life in medical schools in the UK and in Africa. As a doctor it has been my job and privilege to relieve suffering caused by illness and…