Police want to charge John Terry (apparently)

[Da Man Clay]

I'm no lawyer but aren't all cases sent to the DPP and the DDP rubber stamps the prosecution process except where the police ask them to make a call on it?

No. Police are able to charge on a variety of low-level offences without any discussion with CPS. With high profile jobs/more serious offence they pass to the ' CPS experts' to review prior to charging.

 

[Mad Jack McMad]

No. Police are able to charge on a variety of low-level offences without any discussion with CPS. With high profile jobs/more serious offence they pass to the ' CPS experts' to review prior to charging.

This is the way I always thought it worked. In this instance surely the police are merely intelligence gatherers. The CPS will decide whether or not JT will be charged or not. I can't see the Police making any statements saying they wanted him to be charged, that would be very unproffessional.

 

[Da Man Clay]

This is the way I always thought it worked. In this instance surely the police are merely intelligence gatherers. The CPS will decide whether or not JT will be charged or not. I can't see the Police making any statements saying they wanted him to be charged, that would be very unproffessional.

Not quite, the police would still be the investigators as such and make a suggestion as to whether or not they feel there is sufficient evidence to charge or not (and give a reasonable rationale either way). Police could have made a decision to write it off no further action if they felt it didn't quite have the evidence. All CPS will do is review the evidence gathered and decide whether, in their more in depth knowledge of the law, it passes the evidential test of "beyond reasonable doubt".

 

[perseus]

Not quite, the police would still be the investigators as such and make a suggestion as to whether or not they feel there is sufficient evidence to charge or not (and give a reasonable rationale either way). Police could have made a decision to write it off no further action if they felt it didn't quite have the evidence. All CPS will do is review the evidence gathered and decide whether, in their more in depth knowledge of the law, it passes the evidential test of "beyond reasonable doubt".

Referred for the racial element.

 

[Da Man Clay]

Referred for the racial element.

Good point, well made. Had forgotten the difference the racial element makes to charging decisions.


EDIT: Just realised 13,000 posts. My word that's depressing.

 

[Gully]

Did the Albion drop Robert Codner in the time between him being charged and going to court, prior to being convicted and sent to prison? He was of course innocent until proven guilty, just as Terry is, although I suspect it is unlikely that the latter will end up doing time if found guilty. Mind you, given the improvement in Codner in the games after he was released, a similar punishment might make Terry fit to go to the Euros next year.

 

[the munch]

The cynic in me says that the police are sending the file across as a PR exercise to make themselves look good and let the DPP take the flak if they decide not to prosecute. I also suspect that the DPP will not move forward with a prosecution saying something like there is no enough evidence to secure a conviction.

thats bollox he was seen clearly being racially abbusive on motd2 see it myself, i hope he gets the boomk thrown at him for those comments,

 

[Steveapps71]

he was "clever" enough to cover his mouth earlier in the argument with Ferdinand but if you are on camera saying "f***ing blk ****" what is going to happen?
He will get charged, get stripped of the captaincy & if the press really go after him again i doubt if he will play for England again