3 people found guilty of murder,one not named for legal reasons
2006-06-30 08:18:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Possibly that person is to be involved in other criminal proceedings so to release the name may prejudice another jury
2006-06-30 08:34:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
As someone else has already said, the person may not have been named because there are separate criminal charges against him, for which he has not yet been tried. If his name was released into the public domain, the jury in those future cases would be able to access details of his conviction or could even remember his name, and this could prejudice a fair trial.
It is very unlikely that he has not been named because he is under 18 years old. Under-18s convicted of crimes generally only have their identities withheld if they are going to be released when they are under 18 as well. The thinking behind this is that as children, they would be less able than adults to cope and resume a normal life when released if their identities were disclosed. If someone under 18 was found guilty of murder, he would only be released well into his adulthood, and so the reason for withholding his identity does not apply.
2006-07-03 02:09:48 · answer #2 · answered by asylumseeker 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a procedure to protect the victim and the criminals identity, the criminals identity will probably be realeased later on in court procedures but for the early trials, they wont as there may be a child or someone under 18 involved. Court orders can also be permitted to stop the release of names to the public for the families and relatives sake more than anything.
2006-06-30 08:27:07 · answer #3 · answered by lonely as a cloud 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's usually because of the age of the said person. If they're under 18, they are considered a 'child' in the eyes of the law... British Law, go figure...
btw, I'm assuming you're from the UK... if you're American, then replace British with American...
2006-06-30 10:16:24 · answer #4 · answered by hasina_ghani 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally the only reason they could not be mentioned is if they are under a certain age.
In the UK if a guy under 18 years of age was convicted of rape then he still wouldn't be named.
2006-06-30 08:22:20 · answer #5 · answered by The Techie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all about the age factor, young offenders are unable to be named in a court proceedings and then even after they are convicted or sentanced, generally speaking it is usually under the age of 18...liability has nothing to do with it.
2006-06-30 22:41:07 · answer #6 · answered by night_raven133 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possible because of the liability involved. If they are retried and found not guilty, they could claim they were slandered and no one wants to have to fight that in court.
2006-06-30 08:22:53 · answer #7 · answered by Carlos C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if they are under 18
2006-06-30 08:26:28 · answer #8 · answered by Kelly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋