I don't really understand the caution...
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So caution goes long the lines of ".... if you do not mention when questioned, something you later rely on in court, it may harm your defence..." for every arrest or charging I believe. Correct me if I'm wrong.
So this includes anything you may say to an arresting officer straight after being cautioned, and I guess in subsequent interviews. If you do forget something, or deliberately omit something, that you later use as defence evidence that would prove your innocence, would it suddenly not be taken into account as evidence ? OR would it just affect your ability to get costs etc ?
This question is not based on an offence or arrest, but out with a chum I drink with, and his two copper friends, one a sergeant, and the other a regular officer. Neither of them could clarify the above for me, we were about 8 pints in at this point though. As an aside, regular officer was telling us he's applying for firearms training etc., he then leaves to go home. Sergeant says, as a genuine comment about his colleague "I don't really trust him with a baton on the streets, let alone a firearm". Should we all be worried ?!
So this includes anything you may say to an arresting officer straight after being cautioned, and I guess in subsequent interviews. If you do forget something, or deliberately omit something, that you later use as defence evidence that would prove your innocence, would it suddenly not be taken into account as evidence ? OR would it just affect your ability to get costs etc ?
This question is not based on an offence or arrest, but out with a chum I drink with, and his two copper friends, one a sergeant, and the other a regular officer. Neither of them could clarify the above for me, we were about 8 pints in at this point though. As an aside, regular officer was telling us he's applying for firearms training etc., he then leaves to go home. Sergeant says, as a genuine comment about his colleague "I don't really trust him with a baton on the streets, let alone a firearm". Should we all be worried ?!
This was a genuine question, based on inquisitiveness, nothing else. I've not been nicked for anything, nor has any 'mate'! I was trying to reconcile it as an innocent person would, if they didn't mention something straight away, would it then get ignored if it could prove their innocence.
DS and others quickly clarified that the caution is intended to (paraphrasing here) basically stop scallies from inventing a story whilst they're stewing in the cells.
DS and others quickly clarified that the caution is intended to (paraphrasing here) basically stop scallies from inventing a story whilst they're stewing in the cells.
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