Tristan Kirk
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Courts correspondent for the Evening Standard @standardnews Occasional commentator, professional know-it-all.
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County Durham man prosecuted over an unpaid TV Licence. He suffered a stroke, affecting his memory
The magistrate spared him a fine, but he still gets a criminal conviction
He needed extra help, but the fast-track #SingleJusticeProcedure isn't set up for that
Kevan Jones
If the fast-track justice system is fixed, I’ll stop finding these types of cases. Then I won’t be able to report on them.
Until then, assume the system is broken.
#SinglesJusticeProcedure
Frail 91-year-old prosecuted via Single Justice Procedure over unpaid car insurance
He was ill, struggling, then hospitalised
It's fast-track justice - DVLA won't have seen the step-daughter's letter
An avoidable criminal conviction
One for his MP Simon Hart to look into?
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