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R v Upward Day 3 (Dickens Dashed)
Tweet After spending a day correcting his court reporter’s punctuation, Judge Cocklecarrot was ready to proceed with the trial of Luke Upward for shooting out a neon sign which had polluted his local night sky. “Sir Tipstaff, read out the … Continue reading
R v Upward Day 2: Cocklecarrot en colere (please insert accent grave)
Tweet Luke Upward’s trial resumed the following day with an angry announcement from the judge. “Some serious errors have been committed in the report of yesterday’s proceedings.” A stunned silence suffused the spectators, and a retired steam-presser in the jury … Continue reading
