A driver charged with causing the death of a woman by careless driving has been bailed and instructed to return to court for trial on May 24, 2027.
The 51-year-old defendant had pleaded not guilty to causing the death of another woman in an accident on Cherry Grove Road on Monday, December 11, 2023. At a hearing in Chester Crown Court on July 17, 2026, the defence counsel made an unsuccessful submission of ‘no case to answer’ in an attempt to get the trial thrown out of court.
After the prosecution have presented their evidence to the court, the defence can make a submission of ‘no case to answer’ by averring that the evidence is so weak that no reasonable jury could properly convict upon it. If the judge agrees with the submission, the defence do not need to submit any evidence or further arguments, the trial is dismissed and the defendant found not guilty.
Defence Barrister Richard Dawson presented complex legal arguments to the court in an attempt to demonstrate that the evidence against his client was so feeble that the trial should not go ahead. However, Judge Steven Everett rejected the submission, and the defendant will return to court for trial next year.
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