一名有39个前科的男子对7年的刑期提出上诉,辩称在法庭进行40分钟的紧急呼叫是带有偏见和无关紧要的。
A man with 39 prior convictions appeals his seven-year sentence, arguing a 40-minute emergency call played in court was prejudicial and irrelevant.
一名39岁男子,有39次前科,2024年因绑架、性侵及2020年袭击利默里克女子后造成伤害的袭击罪被定罪,现正对其七年刑期提出上诉,缓刑六个月。
A 39-year-old man with 39 prior convictions, convicted in 2024 of kidnapping, sexual assault, and assault causing harm after attacking a Limerick woman in 2020, is appealing his seven-year sentence with six months suspended.
他的律师辩称,受害人发出的40分钟999紧急电话本不应该被完全利用,声称这一电话不必要地冗长、无关紧要和带有偏见。
His lawyers argue a 40-minute 999 emergency call made by the victim should not have been played in full, claiming it was unnecessarily lengthy, irrelevant, and prejudicial.
他们说,除了她的证词之外,没有增加任何东西,而且法官错误地没有指示陪审团使用未经检验的法医证据。
They say it added nothing beyond her testimony and that the judge erred in not instructing the jury on untested forensic evidence.
检察官坚持这一呼吁对于显示受害人的创伤和情况的紧迫性至关重要。
Prosecutors maintain the call was vital to showing the victim’s trauma and the urgency of her situation.
上诉法院有保留判决。
The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment.