1️⃣ A Judge Cannot Sentence You for a Crime Committed in Another Country

• A court only has jurisdiction over crimes committed in its own country.
• A judge cannot legally sentence you for:
  • Alleged crimes
  • Investigations
  • Accusations
    that happened in a different country.

👉 Each country has its own legal system, laws, courts, and sentencing powers.

If something happened abroad, it must be prosecuted and heard in that country.

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2️⃣ Foreign Cases Must Be Tried in the Relevant Country

• If there is an alleged crime in:
  • Spain → tried in Spain
  • UK → tried in UK
  • USA → tried in USA
• A court cannot import a criminal case from another country and treat it as if it happened locally.

👉 The case must be heard where the alleged offense occurred.

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3️⃣ What CAN a Judge Use Foreign History For?

Although a judge cannot sentence based on foreign cases, they can consider foreign reports for context, including:

• Police reports
• Court records
• Psychological evaluations
• Medical reports
• Social services reports

These are used only to assess:

• Risk
• Credibility
• Character background
• Safeguarding decisions

⚠️ They do not establish guilt in the current case.

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4️⃣ Foreign Convictions vs Allegations

Type	How Judge Can Use It
Foreign conviction	May be considered for risk assessment and sentencing context, depending on local law
Foreign allegations only	Cannot be used as proof
Foreign police reports	Informational only
Foreign medical / psychological reports	Background & risk assessment
Foreign investigations without conviction	Not evidence of guilt

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5️⃣ Why Judges Consider Foreign Reports at All

Judges may review foreign records to:

• Assess risk to public or victims
• Understand behavioral patterns
• Evaluate safeguarding issues
• Inform bail, custody, restraining orders, or sentencing ranges

But:

⚖️ No person can be convicted or sentenced solely based on foreign history.

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6️⃣ Key Legal Principle

Jurisdiction

Each country:

• Applies its own criminal law
• Tries crimes within its territory
• Applies its own standards of proof

No judge can:

❌ Sentence for something not prosecuted in their legal system

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7️⃣ Simple Truth

A judge may consider foreign reports — but can only sentence based on crimes proven in their own court.