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^ It's a good idea. But it wasn't my case- it was the Crown Prosectution Service's, and even though I was the victim, I was essentially giving evidence as a witness. If he'd been found not guilty, the CPS would have lost, not me.
I think the CPS probably should have done more to prepare me and the other witnesses, although as it happened we were all very sensible and the magistrate supported one guy who got flustered when he couldn't remember, telling him it wasn't a memory test and requesting he be given his statement to re-read.
It would have been in their interest but as it was I think they probably had a very strong case, knew they did, and didn't need to do much- we 3 just needed to tell it like it was. This was partly evidenced by the fact that they out a very young, inxperienced lawyer on it.