Proceeding contribution from Lord Bellingham (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 9 January 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill.
Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill
My hon. Friend has hit on an important point. The Lord Chancellor said a moment ago that it is up to the jury to decide. My hon. Friend is right that many such cases should never go to court. How can someone, in the middle of the night and on the spur of the moment, make a judgment in seconds when the law is so complicated? New clause 6 is very complicated. The great virtue of my hon. Friend's proposed alternative is that it simplifies and clarifies the law, and that is why it should be accepted.
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- Proceeding contribution
- Reference
- 470 c350-1
- Session
- 2007-08
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Complaints Criminal proceedings Appeals Crime Bail Detainees Armed forces Crimes of violence Anti-social behaviour Blasphemy Burglary Arrest warrants Electronic tagging Incitement Judgements Offenders Northern Ireland Police Prisoners' transfers Prisons Prisoners' release Prostitution Overcrowding Scotland Sentencing Sexual offences Young offenders Sexuality Repatriation Strikes Anti-social behaviour orders Self-defence Youth rehabilitation orders
- Legislation
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill 2006-07 to 2007-08
- Criminal Law Act 1967
- Criminal Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1967
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