1.Rape
2.Germany
3.Not guilty "in dubio pro reo" (mainly due to seasoned police officers´ testimony)*
4.No arrest. Just "invited" to police station, which my lawyer politely declined. In the US they would say "i have taken the fifth"
5.Max penalty (since assault was included in the accusation, of course) would have been 7 years
I wanted to drag the woman to court for making false accusations, but lawyer told me that probably that would end up in a "hung jury" as well, so i just went away, happy that my life wasnt ruined for absolutely no (good) reason at all.
As a teenager i was also involved in crime. Me and a couple of friends were assaulted by a much larger group of (younger) teens, on a public holiday, in a very public place.
Couple of months later, police brought some suspects, and indeed they were the ones. I testified to police, but wasnt allowed to attend the trial, since "the poor teenagers" who had beaten us up (broken noses and ribs) had to be protected.
They were certainly convicted, but i never figured out what the sentence was (i bet some public service).
*quote from officer: "i have served for 20y now, and this case is very fishy"
*Quote form my lawyer: "I am doing this for 25y now and have represented all kinds of rapists and other criminals. Only twice in my career i thought my client is indeed not guilty at all. You are number two, therefore i will represent you for free, just cover my expenses if you may".
2.Germany
3.Not guilty "in dubio pro reo" (mainly due to seasoned police officers´ testimony)*
4.No arrest. Just "invited" to police station, which my lawyer politely declined. In the US they would say "i have taken the fifth"
5.Max penalty (since assault was included in the accusation, of course) would have been 7 years
I wanted to drag the woman to court for making false accusations, but lawyer told me that probably that would end up in a "hung jury" as well, so i just went away, happy that my life wasnt ruined for absolutely no (good) reason at all.
As a teenager i was also involved in crime. Me and a couple of friends were assaulted by a much larger group of (younger) teens, on a public holiday, in a very public place.
Couple of months later, police brought some suspects, and indeed they were the ones. I testified to police, but wasnt allowed to attend the trial, since "the poor teenagers" who had beaten us up (broken noses and ribs) had to be protected.
They were certainly convicted, but i never figured out what the sentence was (i bet some public service).*quote from officer: "i have served for 20y now, and this case is very fishy"
*Quote form my lawyer: "I am doing this for 25y now and have represented all kinds of rapists and other criminals. Only twice in my career i thought my client is indeed not guilty at all. You are number two, therefore i will represent you for free, just cover my expenses if you may".
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