It is not certain whether the defendant will attend in person
Anne Sacoolas, the American diplomat who admitted killing 19-year-old Harry Dunn by careless driving in West Northamptonshire in 2019 will be sentenced at the Old Bailey this week, . But it is not certain whether she will actually attend in person.
After years of bargaining between the US and UK governments, Sacoolas agreed to appear before a British court in January 2022, but this was delayed. She finally appeared before a UK court in September, where the judge sent the case to the Old Bailey. Following the plea, the judge, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb, adjourned the sentencing until December. She urged Sacoolas to come to the UK to be sentenced in person, but admitted she had no power to force her, she admitted.
Speaking at the Old Bailey last month, the judge addressed the unusual way the hearing had been conducted with the defendant appearing from the United States. She said: “The fact that the defendant could not be compelled to attend court in person means there was no other way to obtain her plea to the charges.
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