I'd been wondering whether Vicky Pryce, Chris Huhne's ex was going to plead guilty to the charge of perverting the course of justice for taking her husband's speeding points. She could hardly plead not guilty, having already admitted it in writing. If she pleaded guilty, that would have made it almost impossible to defend himself successfully, I thought.
But apparently she is pleading not guilty and according to The Guardian: "Pryce's barrister, Aaron Watkins, told Mr Justice Saunders, sitting at Southwark crown court, that his client would be advancing a defence of marital coercion."
www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/jun/01/vicky-pryce-chris-huhne
Has anyone ever heard of this before? It seems a bit much that an independent woman with her own career could argue that her husband had coerced her into taking his points. Any lawyers who could comment?