[Ajedi32]

> very difficult because you do not have access to the surveillance database that would help you

Is the legal process of discovery not a thing in the UK? Finding evidence that might exonerate you is precisely what that process is for.

[noodlesUK]

Disclosure in the UK (as it’s called) is a bit different from discovery in the states, but serves largely the same function.

I googled a bit to find a decent guide and found one on the HSE’s website: https://www.hse.gov.uk/enforce/enforcementguide/pretrial/aft...

Unfortunately in real life disclosure is one of the many places that the criminal justice system tends to fail to meet its stated ideals. Disclosure is often served late or improperly on run-of-the-mill cases from what I’ve heard and read. There’s a great book called the Secret Barrister that goes into some detail about the UK’s (or England and Wales more specifically) criminal justice system from quite a critical lens.

[multjoy]

A better guide is the Crown Prosecution Service's disclosure manual:

https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/disclosure-manual

[banku_brougham]

Respectfully, this is naive and doesn't consider defacto judicial process. Basically, defendants are getting railroaded unless they have resources to mount a defense, and charges are inflated to incentivize plea bargaining.