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Topic History of: Colin Gregg 13.5 years
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Andy	Colin Gregg is applying to appeal against his conviction www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-...astle-fight-13949485
hedda	decades ago I got caught up in my flatmate's case when she was arrested on Portobello Road for "interfering with police" after she was charged with pulling open a police van door after they slung in a French clown for busking (the little kids he was entertaining were in tears ) What a saga..it reached the Appeal Court as we all trooped into Knighstbridge and it was the first time I saw a clever barrister dimantle the police who were blatantly lying..as he led two officers after each other down a long path of questions were both admitted the police van door had always been opened. Friend & French Clown found Not Guilty and she got 76 pounds for her trouble. How much did the whole ridiculous sage cost?
Randall	The history of this prosecution also gives rise to concern. If I recall correctly, he was previously tried and completely acquitted several years ago. This latest trial went through three (?) attempts, with the first two being stopped or abandoned because of legal problems. And now the trial where he was recently convicted raises all the usual problems we've gone over time and again here. Surely such fits and starts hint at 1) a misconceived prosecution that needed a lot of jiggery-pokery to pass due process muster and 2) a long-term effort to target the man and get something, anything, to stick on him.
JK2006	And isn't it time Judges were struck off if they allow media coverage and such things as the wealth or fame of the defendant to influence their sentences? It really is getting beyond a joke.
Randall	I generally agree with the comments above. The sentence seems very heavy for events which, as reported, aren't anywhere near the worse end of the scale.