CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE Strategic Decision-Making Framework: R v Mó Chara Appeal START Did we lose the case? No Victory! (Impossible) Yes Was it a senior Chief Magistrate? Yes Even MORE reason to appeal! No Should we appeal? Consult external stakeholders? Yes They might disagree with us No Consult ourselves Do we agree with ourselves? No Impossible (Path blocked) Yes (Always) Consider common sense? Yes ERROR! Abort immediately No (Correct) Will this cause embarrassment? Yes Double down! Show strength! No Will we lose the appeal? Yes Proves judicial system is flawed! We were right to appeal! No PROCEED WITH APPEAL Regardless of All Inputs INSTITUTIONAL EMBARRASSMENT Confidence Loop (Validates our decisions) LEGEND Decision Point (Predetermined) Final Outcome (Inevitable) Impossible Path (Logic Blocked) Institutional Confidence Loop Note: All decision paths lead to same outcome. This is by design, not accident. "Strategic" framework ensures predetermined results.