Evidence in a rape trial was dismissed after a judge branded a police officer an “evasive and not credible” witness.
Judge Lady Scott revealed that she had barred the jury from hearing Jake Hawkins, 22, police interview after calling the questioning of him “wholly improper”.
Now that the dust is beginning to settle on the passing of the long-in-the-making Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill, it is time to take stock of what this “landmark” exercise in law-making actually delivers. The purpose of this legislation, we’re told, is to place the interests of victims at the heart of the […]
From The Guardian online, today, we reproduce the striking findings of research undertaken by our London colleagues, Appeal, into the use of the “joint enterprise” doctrine by prosecutors in England and Wales. Our friends at JENGbA have been tirelessly campaigning about this for years. This is not an issue unique to England and Wales. In […]
MOJO would like to take the time to thank Billy and the members of RMT Liverpool Branch No.5 for affiliating. Their affiliation will go towards supporting and assisting our vulnerable clients in prison and upon release, and their families throughout. MOJO, from it’s inception, has had strong links with the trade unions movement, with especially […]