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Originally Posted by Xaccers
The CPS' role is to decide if there is a case to answer for, and if a conviction is likely and in the best interests of the nation, for instance, a 6 month super expensive court case to get a conviction over something trivial would be a waste of public funds.
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It just highlight how slow and inefficient the system is, I have been keeping a close look on the local crown court since the beginning of this year. (when someone here provided the link)
Often I have been seeing the same name for weeks, out of interest I have searched google and found the person is in for a case where the evidence is overwhelming but it still takes at least a dozen appearances to convict.
Surely the aim should be to make the system more efficient and not to let people get away with offences because of the cost. I can see that a murder case will take a long time, but someone involved in serious animal cruelty etc should be in and dealt with quickly.