[quote=“Big Fluffy Matthew”]What crime is he being tried for now? IP infringement? Is that still pending? What connection does this have with the hit and run case? Aren’t past convictions only releaved at the sentencing stage as not to influence the trial? So what IS he being tried for?[/quote] In the other thread about this matter, I was informed that this isn’t the U. S. Our evidentiary and procedural rules are similar to yours–I guess some of them, the main ones, were taken from yours–so I guess this isn’t Britain, either. I wonder if the ROC has this rule, or something like it:
[quote]The rule that a man shall not be charged with one crime and convicted of another, may sometimes cover real guilt, but its observance is essential to the preservation of innocence. [/quote]–The Schooner Hoppet and Cargo v. The United States (U. S. Supreme Court, 1813) (emphasis added by me)
[quote]Trial by Google?[/quote] Since I’m pretty sure I’m the main Google offender in this matter, and since the matter is really none of my business, I’ll leave off googling and take my leave of this thread. I’m about googled out anyway. 