The judge is Isobel Roe.

The topic is Courts.

Prosecutors wanted to change the dates of some alleged crimes.

Here is a short summary:

Prosecutors in the Alan Jones trial want to change the dates of some alleged crimes.

This is because some witnesses had different ideas about when things happened.

Alan Jones says he did not do anything wrong.

The judge is allowing changes to the dates of some alleged crimes.

Alan Jones is 85 years old and says he did not do anything wrong.

One person said Alan Jones did something wrong to him on a trip.

This trip happened in 2004, according to the person.

But now the dates of the alleged crime might be changed.

The judge and the lawyers talked about this.

Alan Jones and the witnesses went home early.

One person did not remember the date of the alleged crime.

He thought it was around 2004.

But his girlfriend said it was 2005 or 2006.

The dates of the alleged crimes are being changed.

The prosecutors said that the exact dates do not matter.

But the defense lawyer said that she had prepared for a different date.

What is the case about?

The lawyer said that she was not prepared for a different date.

The prosecutors knew about the different dates but did not say anything.

Alan Jones says he did not do anything wrong.

The judge said that the dates do not matter.

The judge said that Alan Jones says nothing happened.

The judge does not think this is unfair.

The judge said that it is common for witnesses to have different ideas about dates.

One person initially said that Alan Jones gave him a phone when he was in school.

But then he said that he must have gotten the phone after he left school.

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