Nottingham's senior judge yesterday slammed prosecution lawyers for delays in a rape case in which a 14-year-old girl allegedly became pregnant.Judge Michael Stokes said it was the fourth matter to be held up by the Crown Prosecution Service in the day's list at Crown Court.He said that he recently met the acting head of the region's CPS and had been assured that this "will never happen again".The judge, who is Recorder of Nottingham, said it could lead to him pressing for a formal...
