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Very possibly. Just frustrating as, yes a prosecution for a lesser charge is better than acquittal for the greater charge but the greater charge is the one he’s actually committed so very obviously.
He did drive dangerously, he did cause serious injury.
Our justice system is fantastic but it falls short in these cases badly.
PhilDAS
Might the CPS have offered to drop the more serious charge if he admitted (therefore avoiding a trial by jury) the lesser one?