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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-22more like thismore than 2016-02-22
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Mark Pearson remove filter
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 19 February (HL5998) regarding the case of Mark Pearson, who in the Crown Prosecution Service made the decision to present to the court a video that was run at half the normal speed. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Blencathra more like this
uin HL6239 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-03-04more like thismore than 2016-03-04
answer text <p>In the case concerned there was no video evidence. The police created a disc containing a series of still images with gaps of around a second in time. The timing of each image was clearly shown. The disc was served on the defence but was not played in court by the prosecution. The defence adduced their own disc as part of their case. The prosecution did not rely on the still images because at the trial the identification of the defendant was not in issue.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-03-04T12:04:40.033Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-04T12:04:40.033Z
answering member
4538
label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
tabling member
497
label Biography information for Lord Blencathra more like this
451132
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-02-08more like thismore than 2016-02-08
answering body
Attorney General more like this
answering dept id 88 more like this
answering dept short name Attorney General more like this
answering dept sort name Attorney General more like this
hansard heading Mark Pearson remove filter
house id 2 remove filter
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will discuss with the Director of Public Prosecutions the decision by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to take Mark Pearson to trial for sexual assault, and the claim by the defence solicitor in that case that the CPS initially provided amended and misleading video evidence to the court. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Blencathra more like this
uin HL5998 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-02-19more like thismore than 2016-02-19
answer text <p>The CPS's function is not to decide whether a person is guilty of a criminal offence, but to make fair, independent and objective assessments about whether it is appropriate to present charges for the criminal court to consider.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS assessment of any case is not in any sense a finding of, or implication of, any guilt or criminal conduct. It is not a finding of fact, as this can only be made by a court, but rather an assessment of whether there is a realistic prospect of conviction and, if so, whether the public interest lies in prosecuting.</p><p> </p><p>It is open to the defence in any crown court case to argue, after the prosecution has closed its case, that the evidence is too weak for the decision to be left to the jury. In this particular case the judge clearly considered that the decision was properly a matter for the jury.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-02-19T12:46:53.397Zmore like thismore than 2016-02-19T12:46:53.397Z
answering member
4538
label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie more like this
tabling member
497
label Biography information for Lord Blencathra more like this