Summary: Listen to the show here.Dan and Kim discuss a number of cases featuring in the news this week. Stuart Hall’s conviction and acquittal provided much to talk about, but Dan and Kim examine the case in the context of the way in which juries work – the fact Hall’s bad character evidence (previous convictions) were put before the jury and the fact he didn’t give evidence yet was acquitted on all but one of the counts demonstrates that the jury system works, does it not? Moving on, Danny Nightingale (remember him?) was back in the news this week, wasting more taxpayer’s money. He was refused permission to appeal against conviction for possession of a prohibited firearm. Dan takes a quick look at that and asks whether it is now, finally, the end of the line for the tabloid sweetheart Nightingale. What would the podcast be without a little sex? Well not wanting to disappoint, Dan and Kim look at the recent case of Golding, concerning sexually transmitted diseases and criminal liability flowing from that. The case poses a number of interesting questions including ‘When is consent not consent?’ One of the bigger stories of the week was Operation Cotton. In the Court of Appeal for a consideration of the decision to stay the proceedings. Dan takes a look at the judgment and its consequences. And finally, as it is election week, we thought we’d do something topical. After an interesting discussion on twitter, the question of whether taking a selfie in the polling booth would constitute a criminal offence was raised. Dan and Kim consider the issues. Links: Stuart Hall Our summary of the case Danny Nightingale Our summary of the case Herpes - when can you be criminally liable? R v Golding When is consent not consent R v McNally Operation Cotton UK Criminal Law Blog report Election selfie The legislation
