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Originally Posted by arista
"That would be ridiculous"
But its been done before with some Ill suspects
not in Court.
FACT
He can not answer any questions at all.
But the Public want the case in court
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What has his Doctors said, they will have medical evidence to back it up, it is not easy to get out of going to court arista.
If he cannot answer questions and it is deemed he wouldn't understand the proceedings and therefore could not enter a plea even, how then could he 'stand' trial.
That is the operative and vital word, 'stand' trial.
An accused 'stands' trial,having the right to defend themselves,with dementia as bad as his is stated to be,he could not do so.
You cannot stand trial if you really,due to dementia,don't understand what is going on in the first place.
If the medical evidence is as strong as stated then the public will unfortunately in this case, be sorely disappointed.
If it went ahead, then was deemed on the trial date or even the entering of a plea date, that no fair trial could be conducted due to the dementia,then the public would moan even more at the costs and wasting of court time that may possibly be incurred.
Oh and your thread title is wrong, he is not guilty of anything yet, not even charged even,he would only be guilty if he was found so by a jury or pleaded guilty himself at a 'fair' trial where both sides were fully heard and considered.
The media are important at times but they have not yet, thank goodness, replaced the rule of law in the UK as to being judge and jury.