PROVE GUILT

According to Geoff Atkinson, a court hearing at midnight should hold no terrors for a youth defendant as that is likely the time the little...According to Geoff Atkinson, a court hearing at midnight should hold no terrors for a youth defendant as that is likely the time the little darling committed the crime (see [2001] Gazette, 8 March, 1).I appreciate that the group lawyer for Monarch Airlines is probably not a habitue of the local magistrates court or police station, but I would have thought that even someone in his exalted position would have been aware of the basic principles of criminal law.

Ever heard of the phrase innocent until proven guilty, Mr Atkinson.Darren White, Deighton Guedella Solicitors, Islington Green, London