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I DEMAND TRIAL BY COMBAT
By Aidan Mcgurran
FED up Leon Humphreys shocked magistrates by demanding the right to trial by combat under medieval law.
Jobless mechanic Leon, 60, made his request after being charged with failing to notify the DVLA that his motorbike was off the road.
He claimed he was entitled to ask the court to establish his guilt or innocence by allowing him to fight to the death against a champion nominated by the DVLA.
Leon said the fact he had opted for trial by combat meant he did not have to enter a plea.
But JPs decided to log his unusual request as a not guilty plea and adjourned his case.
Bachelor Leon, of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, said after the hearing: "I believe the right to trial by combat is still on the statute books. I am willing to fight a champion put up by the DVLA if they want to accept my challenge."
The right to trial by combat was introduced by the Normans. It was assumed the person in the right would win as God would back the victor.
The law allowed priests, women and the elderly to substitute champions to fight on their behalf.
The practice was commonplace until the 1300s when trial by jury began.
A spokesman for the Lord Chancellor's department said: "I am not aware that anyone has the right to demand trial by combat these days."
By Aidan Mcgurran
FED up Leon Humphreys shocked magistrates by demanding the right to trial by combat under medieval law.
Jobless mechanic Leon, 60, made his request after being charged with failing to notify the DVLA that his motorbike was off the road.
He claimed he was entitled to ask the court to establish his guilt or innocence by allowing him to fight to the death against a champion nominated by the DVLA.
Leon said the fact he had opted for trial by combat meant he did not have to enter a plea.
But JPs decided to log his unusual request as a not guilty plea and adjourned his case.
Bachelor Leon, of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, said after the hearing: "I believe the right to trial by combat is still on the statute books. I am willing to fight a champion put up by the DVLA if they want to accept my challenge."
The right to trial by combat was introduced by the Normans. It was assumed the person in the right would win as God would back the victor.
The law allowed priests, women and the elderly to substitute champions to fight on their behalf.
The practice was commonplace until the 1300s when trial by jury began.
A spokesman for the Lord Chancellor's department said: "I am not aware that anyone has the right to demand trial by combat these days."
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Fantastic. Must remember that.
It's a superb idea.
I'm going to demand Essex Police provide a champion for me to fight over a parking ticket I didn't deserve.
I'm going to demand Essex Police provide a champion for me to fight over a parking ticket I didn't deserve.
I really get in love when there is someone that post something that you could only know if you live in the UK. Like the firemen strike, it just baffles me!!!
I DEMAND TRIAL BY COMBAT
By Aidan Mcgurran
FED up Leon Humphreys shocked magistrates by demanding the right to trial by combat under medieval law.
Jobless mechanic Leon, 60, made his request after being charged with failing to notify the DVLA that his motorbike was off the road.
He claimed he was entitled to ask the court to establish his guilt or innocence by allowing him to fight to the death against a champion nominated by the DVLA.
Leon said the fact he had opted for trial by combat meant he did not have to enter a plea.
But JPs decided to log his unusual request as a not guilty plea and adjourned his case.
Bachelor Leon, of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, said after the hearing: "I believe the right to trial by combat is still on the statute books. I am willing to fight a champion put up by the DVLA if they want to accept my challenge."
The right to trial by combat was introduced by the Normans. It was assumed the person in the right would win as God would back the victor.
The law allowed priests, women and the elderly to substitute champions to fight on their behalf.
The practice was commonplace until the 1300s when trial by jury began.
A spokesman for the Lord Chancellor's department said: "I am not aware that anyone has the right to demand trial by combat these days."
By Aidan Mcgurran
FED up Leon Humphreys shocked magistrates by demanding the right to trial by combat under medieval law.
Jobless mechanic Leon, 60, made his request after being charged with failing to notify the DVLA that his motorbike was off the road.
He claimed he was entitled to ask the court to establish his guilt or innocence by allowing him to fight to the death against a champion nominated by the DVLA.
Leon said the fact he had opted for trial by combat meant he did not have to enter a plea.
But JPs decided to log his unusual request as a not guilty plea and adjourned his case.
Bachelor Leon, of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, said after the hearing: "I believe the right to trial by combat is still on the statute books. I am willing to fight a champion put up by the DVLA if they want to accept my challenge."
The right to trial by combat was introduced by the Normans. It was assumed the person in the right would win as God would back the victor.
The law allowed priests, women and the elderly to substitute champions to fight on their behalf.
The practice was commonplace until the 1300s when trial by jury began.
A spokesman for the Lord Chancellor's department said: "I am not aware that anyone has the right to demand trial by combat these days."
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