Perverting The Course Of Justice

[Theland]

On Xmas Eve, my son took his car to the pub intending to lock it up and collect it the next day.
After just one or two drinks, he remembers no more until he remembers standing outside having a smoke, the nothing again until he remembers standing by his wrecked car and Police on the scene.
My son was breathalysed and found to be under the limit. His so called friend had somehow got hold of the keys, and, at more than twice the drink drive limit, had taken the car and crashed it.
His friend claims that my son gave him the keys and also permission to drive it, with no license, insurance etc.
My son was arrested and later on breathalyser again, an even lower reading second time round.
My son believes his drink was spiked and remembers nothing. He does not know if he was in the car as a passenger or not, and is now charged with per earring the course of justice. The police did not get his urine or blood tested, and took his statement on Xmas day whilst he was still under the intoxicating influence of whatever substance he had ingested.
What will be the prosecution case against my son, to attempt to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he is guilty? He really was drugged.

[Theland]

He says he simply cannot remember. Spiking the drink might have been a prank.

[kvalidir]

Could the person who was driving have spiked his drink?

[Theland]

Thank you all.

[Peter Pedant]

Dive buddy hasnt been that helpful -
" doesnt believe your son "

wont found a charge of intention to pervert the course of justice

I dont doubt your son - I think he is telling the truth. [ but so what ? ]

and that is really why you need the lawyer and not us.

None of us are related to Vicky Price or Constance Briscoe so dont have personal experience.

They do need to prove intention - you cant pervert the course of justice by mistake. You dont have to disprove their allegations.


God - what a mess ! sorry The mas

[anneasquith]

what have Vicky price and constance bristoe got to do with this thread PP ?

[soapnumpty]

i was just wondering, if your son had been in the car when it crashed, wouldn't he have suffered some injuries or bruising? If he had no injuries and the others in the car did have injuries, would this help his arguement that he was not in the car?

[joko]

i agree im afraid, it all sounds a bit iffy - like he is trying to play down his role - which is understandable - but doesnt help - they have heard it all before, every trick in the book etc, so trying to twist things wont wash

i think you need to sit down with him and totally get the facts straight - the questioning on here is nothing to what will happen

its as judge judy always says - if something doesnt make sense its usually because its not true.

im not saying his version isnt true, it could be, just that the holes in it are rather large and he will fall through them

[Peter Pedant]

Anne my sweet
Vicky Price, Constance Briscoe, and Theland's son have one thing in common - all charged with the same thing
intending to pervert the course of justice

erm you do read the papers dont you ?

Theland - the CPS guidance is here:
https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/p_to_r/perverting_the_course_of_justice_-_rape_and_dv_allegations/

altho for some reason it is leashed to DV and rape. The text applied to your son - they need to show and intention.

In constance briscoe's case ( wh some say is unconnected, I know ) the judge said this afternoon she had uttered a document which was intended to mislead a jury...