This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-33063397
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Naked rambler Stephen Gough appears nude via video link from prison | Naked rambler Stephen Gough appears nude via video link from prison |
| (about 17 hours later) | |
| A man known as the naked rambler made legal history after appearing nude via prison video link at the Court of Appeal. | A man known as the naked rambler made legal history after appearing nude via prison video link at the Court of Appeal. |
| Stephen Gough lost an appeal against a conviction for the breach of an Asbo. | Stephen Gough lost an appeal against a conviction for the breach of an Asbo. |
| He appeared from Winchester Prison where he is serving a two-and-a-half-year sentence for breaching the order banning him from being naked in public. | He appeared from Winchester Prison where he is serving a two-and-a-half-year sentence for breaching the order banning him from being naked in public. |
| His counsel Matthew Scott argued Gough should have been allowed to appear naked at the original trial. | His counsel Matthew Scott argued Gough should have been allowed to appear naked at the original trial. |
| Lady Justice Rafferty refused Gough's appeal. | Lady Justice Rafferty refused Gough's appeal. |
| Clive Coleman, the BBC's legal affairs correspondent, said Gough, 56, almost certainly made legal history by appearing in his natural state. | Clive Coleman, the BBC's legal affairs correspondent, said Gough, 56, almost certainly made legal history by appearing in his natural state. |
| 'Nothing intimidating' | 'Nothing intimidating' |
| Gough was found guilty by a jury at Winchester Crown Court of breaching the Asbo in October 2014 and sentenced to 30 months' imprisonment. | |
| He had refused to put on clothes as he left Winchester Prison after being imprisoned for a previous breach. | He had refused to put on clothes as he left Winchester Prison after being imprisoned for a previous breach. |
| At his trial, the judge refused his requests to appear naked and he was tried in his absence. | At his trial, the judge refused his requests to appear naked and he was tried in his absence. |
| Mr Scott argued at the Court of Appeal the judge should have made arrangements to allow the trial to take place with the defendant present, but naked. | Mr Scott argued at the Court of Appeal the judge should have made arrangements to allow the trial to take place with the defendant present, but naked. |
| On the video link, he appeared seated and naked at the prison, with his lower half obscured by a table. | On the video link, he appeared seated and naked at the prison, with his lower half obscured by a table. |
| Gough was dubbed the naked rambler after completing a nude trek from Land's End to John O'Groats in 2003. | Gough was dubbed the naked rambler after completing a nude trek from Land's End to John O'Groats in 2003. |
| He has faced repeated convictions and prison spells totalling about eight years. | He has faced repeated convictions and prison spells totalling about eight years. |
| He has previously argued there was nothing intimidating about him appearing "in his natural human state". | He has previously argued there was nothing intimidating about him appearing "in his natural human state". |