This is possible but unlikely. As I discussed above, the reason for the crown hiring respected legal teams for each side for high profile cases is to prevent exactly this.
From what I have read it is all circumstantial and the diaries are very much open to interpretation. It is enough for me that so many respected experts are prepared to put their necks out speaking against how the trial and evidence were run. I can think of very few things worse than being locked away for life when innocent. For me there is enough for the verdict to be squashed and a new trial set.
I’m very much a bowing down to the judicial system sort of guy anyway. I didn’t see and hear all the evidence, it’s why we have a jury system
Nothing is perfect, and the jury can only go by what they are presented with. From what I have heard the "expert" who testified for the prosecution is somewhat iffy. There are enough people who understand the details speaking out for there to be a retrial. Don't forget part of the justice system is the ability to raise concerns and appeal.
Absolutely, which is why I think it’s in the hands of the judicial system. I think the jury found her guilty based on what was presented to them, but whether that is true or not I don’t know. But it’s all we have
What's the alternative? A retrial on NSC? Sorry, there's always people trying to make a name for themselves (and money) by trying to 'prove' that the law got it wrong.
Not sure I get your point. There’s also been plenty of cases of people being exonerated after a guilty verdict in a jury trial. Including cases of this type.
The issue I have with the judicial system is that it can get bogged down in technicalities, especially the appeals process. This would appear to be a classic case where a lot of experts are calling for a mistrial but the parameters for granting one are so narrow these calls are in danger of being ignored.
I think the public interest is so high it will happen. The problem is the many who have suffered miscarriages of justice who don’t have millions of pounds worth of lawyering working on their case while they’re in prison
And here lies the fundamental problem with our legal system.
