Yes especially when they are yet to give evidence themselves
It's for legal reasons that they are allowed to confer.
At the very least, CM and MG interacting with each other in court could have a negative impact on the jury's view of them, JMO.
I think most of us would assume that there would be a time and a place for co-defendants to chat with each other (not during proceedings). I and I think others would assume or have certainly seen that naturally defendants can and should confer with their defence, though. It just seems brazen they're chatting with each other and not to their counsel or through their counsel.
I agree. I thought any discussions would be done through their respective lawyers.
To me this shows their absolute privaledged, self entitled, arrogant, 2 fingers to everyone type of personality they seem to have. They have zero grasp of reality and don't seem to have any respect for their dead child or anyone else around them. I bet cm in particular thinks she will walk away from this scott free! The more I read from this trial the more angry I'm getting. I wonder how they'll cope once the book is thrown at them...which I sincerely hope it will be. I guess they will write to each other in prison and be all lovey dovey. Makes me sick the pair of them.
The court hasn't decided whether or not they put the baby through anything, and the presumption is innocence on all charges. They have a right to confer. The hug was after the court had risen anyway. It would be much better if reporters could concentrate on reporting the witness evidence fully, rather than what they're wearing and whether two people who've had five children together express affection for each other when the court isn't sitting.
I guess a buggy drew more attention to them whilst they moved around...no regard for poor Victoria's health and safety just all about not getting caught
Wtaf! That explains the cat litter then.Abandoned items near the Peugeot on the M61 included a bible, a bag of more than 30 mobile phones, five used nappies and a cat in a cat box
On-the-run aristocrat was seen with lifeless baby in a sling, court told
Constance Marten is on trial at the Old Bailey with Mark Gordon, accused of the manslaughter of their daughter Victoria.www.times-series.co.uk
In practice that would mean attracting the attention of an instructing solicitor by going "Psst" or similar, then asking him can you pass this message on to my co-defendant please. Then does the IS or more likely a clerk from the solicitor's firm walk up and down in front of the dock as a go-between, or does he feel it's unethical to hear whatever the other defendant says and therefore call in the other defendant's IS? Let them confer. The judge is right to allow this.
It's all helping California to look quite serene.
