Summary: Listen to the show here. Lyndon and Dan talk court dress and public nudity. The show looks at the recent judgement of the Crown Court as to whether a defendant in criminal proceedings should be allowed to appear in Court with their face covered. Should this be permitted? Should there be a fixed rule for this, or dealt with on a case by case basis? How should a secular country deal with the needs of the religious? At the other end of the spectrum, the CPS has issued guidance as to when (and for what offences) they should prosecute naturists for offences of public nudity. Although this isn’t stated to be related to the case of Stephen Gough (the ‘naked rambler’), Lyndon and Dan look at the implications for him (as well as the possible implications of what the CPS say about ASBOs). Lastly, in light of the acquittal of a man for masturbating in public in Sweden (on the basis that that alone is not a criminal act), Lyndon and Dan looks at what offences would be committed if he were to continue with his solitary activities in England. If you’d like us to discuss a particular topic or issue in next week’s show, then get in touch: @uk_criminal_law or ukcrimeblog@gmail.com Links : Full judgment of the ruling of HHJ Murphy in the ‘veil case’ Our story on the CPS policy on prosecuting naturists (with link to the full guidance), and our coverage of the Stephen Gough case. Blog coverage of the Swedish masturbation case.
