
UK: "Women who cry rape will ALWAYS be sent to prison, appeal court warns"
Submitted by ItsDan on Fri, 2009-10-30 18:51
Article here. Excerpt:
"Women who cry rape were warned by the Court of Appeal today that prison was 'inevitable' for an offence which attacks the criminal justice system.
Rejecting a sentence challenge by a woman jailed for two years after making a false allegation against an innocent man, two senior judges emphasised the impact of such a crime on conviction rates.
Mr Justice Henriques, sitting in London with Mrs Justice Rafferty, said: 'Every time a defendant stands trial for rape, defence counsel necessarily point out to the jury that false allegations are made.
'Allegations such as this drive yet another nail into the conviction rate.'"
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Always?
That's a tough standard to meet, m'lord justice. Guess we'll see how it goes.