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  1. The Code for Crown Prosecutors 2018 - for consultation

    … ensure that the law is properly applied, that relevant evidence is put before the court and that obligations of … section 4). Although prosecutors primarily consider the evidence and information supplied by the police and other … or those acting on his or her behalf may also submit evidence or information to the prosecutor, before or after …

  2. Rape and Sexual Offences - Chapter 3: Case Building

    … Document (DMD) Family Court proceedings Recent Complaint evidence Considering other offences Previous … a complainant about other allegations Trawling Medical evidence Forensic Evidence Toxicology Drug Facilitated Sexual Assaults (DFSA) …

  3. Director of Public Prosecutions - concerns over knife imagery shared on social media

    … such as serious wounding and even murder are being used as evidence in court cases related to gang offending.   And … and prosecutors are working together to make sure this evidence is captured to make the link between the images and … prosecution by giving practical advice on gathering robust evidence to present to the court.   It will also cover …

  4. Mental Health Conditions and Disorders: Draft Prosecution Guidance

    … stage: introduction Actus reus Mens rea Confession Evidence Defences Defence of self or another Duress … that there is a realistic prospect of conviction given the evidence available. The mental health of a suspect may be relevant to the decision as to whether there is enough evidence to prosecute; prosecutors should refer to guidance …

  5. Deceased Suspects - CPS Policy on Charging Decisions

    … to review The law Under s.37B of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has the power to decide whether there is sufficient evidence to charge a person with an offence. The statutory … wish to state publically their view on the sufficiency of evidence. The police may also register a Recorded Crime …

  6. Man jailed for murder of young woman in 1991 

    … acquittal be quashed, after new significant and compelling evidence came to light. David Alexander Frank Smith, 67 of … in Sarah Crump’s murder to another inmate. This evidence, together with further fingerprint evidence led to the Court of Appeal quashing the 1993 …

  7. Northampton husband guilty of domestic murder

    … tried to avoid responsibility for his actions, but the evidence was clear that he had attacked and killed his wife … after the killing. “Throughout the piecing together of the evidence in this case and the efforts we have made to bring … To prove an allegation of murder, the CPS must present evidence that the defendant was responsible for the killing …

  8. UPDATED: Husband jailed for conspiring to kill shopkeeper Carol Morgan

    … she knew someone who would kill his wife, provided the evidence to convince a jury that he had conspired to murder … attack. At the time of Carol’s death, there was not enough evidence to charge anyone in connection with the case. Allen … from her death. Crucially, one witness who gave evidence recounted a conversation that Allen had with her …

  9. A46 car crash murderers sentenced

    … murder, the CPS must be satisfied that there is sufficient evidence that the defendant or defendants were responsible … the drivers of the cars involved and the CPS presented evidence that they were following a plan instigated by Mahek … to Nottingham, but had got lost and gone back home. The evidence of the actual journey exposed this account as a lie. …

  10. Modern slavery

    … thoroughly. Our prosecutors are trained to look at the evidence provided by police investigations, which is vital as … on a balance of probabilities. Instead we would test the evidence, if necessary before a jury by proceeding to trial. … as a victim of modern slavery, often made before any evidence is heard or tested, was a low one and can be …

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