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PeterE
PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 19:31 
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edi ... 053211.stm

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Driver's English sentence wrangle

A judge in England has said she may not be able to impose a sentence for dangerous driving because the defendant lives in Scotland.

Neil Campbell, from Kelty in Fife, was initially given a four-month suspended sentence for causing a car crash in Cumbria in July 2006.

But the judge, Recorder Teresa Pepper, was told there was no legislation allowing her to impose the suspension.

The case, at Preston Crown Court, has been adjourned for clarification.

Hmm... :scratchchin:

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PeterE wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7053211.stm

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Driver's English sentence wrangle

A judge in England has said she may not be able to impose a sentence for dangerous driving because the defendant lives in Scotland.

Neil Campbell, from Kelty in Fife, was initially given a four-month suspended sentence for causing a car crash in Cumbria in July 2006.

But the judge, Recorder Teresa Pepper, was told there was no legislation allowing her to impose the suspension.

The case, at Preston Crown Court, has been adjourned for clarification.

Hmm... :scratchchin:


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We have similar issues :roll: Yet I could be "done" in France /Switerland as in fined on the spot.

OK! So my job revolves around "serving/proitecting/upholding the law with some small lee-way for professional judgement I think I have more discretionary power over EU mainland offenders than those of North of our border at this point. :roll:

But this did not exend to threats over a cerain issue with Durham in the past.. which did cause some embarrassment at the time. It was resolved by the way :wink:

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I don't understand why where you live makes any difference. I thought it was where the offence was committed which dictated the jurisdiction.

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