Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[Dennis tanner]

It was all total crap regarding John's so called deathbed confession. Its not worth the tape its videoed onto.

At no stage did he state that he knew he was dying so therefore the admission would have been inadmissible as heresy evidence.

You are correct about the dying bit, but statements made by the offender are never hearsay evidence.

It does corroborate what Rita said she saw and it's sufficient to justify a successful appeal in Soap Court.

Anyway two good episodes last night and I got a bit emmotional

[alan45]

You are correct about the dying bit, but statements made by the offender are never hearsay evidence.

It does corroborate what Rita said she saw and it's sufficient to justify a successful appeal in Soap Court.

True but if he was being treated as an offender then I would have thought the DS would have cautioned him on the video at least and got him to confirm he knew he was dying. Pedantic of course I know. I realise the legislation has changed since my day.

This of course is the soap which frees a convicted murderer from Gaol on some flimsy reason in a equally pitiful storyline

[Dennis tanner]

True but if he was being treated as an offender then I would have thought the DS would have cautioned him on the video at least and got him to confirm he knew he was dying. Pedantic of course I know. I realise the legislation has changed since my day.

I don't think you are being pedantic. You are merely pointing out that soaps are hopeless on legal issues

This of course is the soap which frees a convicted murderer from Gaol on some flimsy reason in a equally pitiful storyline

Now that really really annoys me

[alan45]

Now that really really annoys me

You and thousands of other Corrie Fans

[parkerman]

It gets worse...

We are now led to believe that the judge knew absolutely nothing about John's "confession" which could potentially change everything until the defence lawyer mentioned it in court. Did no-one think to tell him?

[Perdita]

It gets worse...

We are now led to believe that the judge knew absolutely nothing about John's "confession" which could potentially change everything until the defence lawyer mentioned it in court. Did no-one think to tell him?

Did he not ignore that anyway and sentence her just the same? or have I missed a bit, had some trick or treatsters come around last night on and off

[parkerman]

Did he not ignore that anyway and sentence her just the same? or have I missed a bit, had some trick or treatsters come around last night on and off

He quite rightly ignored it in the way it was portrayed as it did not form part of the court case. However....

If this was real life I presume that the judge would have been informed of this very important development, especially, as seems to be the case, that the police are convinced by John Stape's deathbed confession, and sentencing deferred while consideration was given about what to do with this new evidence (if anything). I just can't imagine that the judge would not have been informed of the new circumstances.

[alan45]

In the real world the sentencing would have been adjourned until the new circumstances were investigated. Indeed its quite unusual for sentencing to take place so soon after conviction. Certaily she would have received the mandatory life sentence but the judge would ghave waited a few weeks before setting the minimum tarriff.

The whole thing was poorly written and badly researched

[Dennis tanner]

He quite rightly ignored it in the way it was portrayed as it did not form part of the court case. However....

If this was real life I presume that the judge would have been informed of this very important development, especially, as seems to be the case, that the police are convinced by John Stape's deathbed confession, and sentencing deferred while consideration was given about what to do with this new evidence (if anything). I just can't imagine that the judge would not have been informed of the new circumstances.

You are totally correct. There would have ben a sesssion in chambers involving all the legal reps.

NB. I am getting really annoyed by Chesney Brown. Hopeless character and hopeless actor

[Dennis tanner]

OK, own up, Who gave penniless Carla the money to fly to LA???????????