Section 18 GBH dropped from attempted murder

ewanbrownuk | 17:32 Fri 26th Jun 2009 | Criminal

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rom attempted murder.

Basically I have told the police i do not want to press charges at all. I have no interest in being a witness against him. there are no other witnesses to the attack. Can i be forced to under summons to give evidence and can i refuse to answer question?

My partner is desperate to plead guilty out of remorse but I am worried if intent is agreed his sentence will be very high.

I was stabbed 5 times and the knife was brought with him. That being the intent problem but the only witness is me. Circumstrances are he was sick from a drug addiction problem and under severe psychological distress from a pre existing serious medical complaint.

basically is there anything more I can do to help get rid of the section 18 (intent) He will basically die in prison due to his condition. Please help.

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ewanbrownuk

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He is also a foreign national with no previous convictions

redcrx

the police really have no choice but to prosecute.
What if it had been someone unconnected that hge had stabbed, would you be trying to lower the charge then?

redcrx

lots of murderers probably had no previous conviction

ewanbrownuk

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I am asking for points of law not judgements!!!!!!!

daffy654

The police will present all evidence to the CPS and if they believe they can get a conviction with that evidence they will prosecute-even if you refuse to cooperate.You can be forced to testify under threat of contempt of court.

Ice.Maiden

I think daffy could be right, although no one's judging your decision, as you have your own reasons. The one thing I will say, is that what if the attack'd been on a child? By pleading guilty, the severity of the sentence could be actually lessened, as admittance - plus details of his problems could be taken into account. I sincerely think that he'd be better off accepting the sentence and then being treated as best as possible by the prison/hospital authorities. If you think he'll die there, then it's better that he's kept away from where he could do further harm to innocent people.

sara3

the earlier he enters a guilty plea, the greater reduction he'll receive from his sentence, up to a third.

I feel any good legal representative would advise him to plead guilty in the circumstances.

ewanbrownuk

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thanks guys for your help its appreciated.

paraffin

What a wind up this is.

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