The SmallholderChapter 16
Monday 23rd March 2009 The next morning at ten, saw Joseph in the dock of the magistrates' court and Angela in the witnesses' waiting room. The Usher read out his usual legal rigmarole and then it was 'All Stand' while the three magistrates entered and sat down. The Chairperson of the three was a middle-aged woman with half-moon glasses who sat between two older men. One was tall and thin with a long sharp nose, while the other was overweight with a round face and a small moustache. The...