Guilty or Not

[Happy]

*waits for channel 9 to make a tele-movie of it

[Burgs]

Not guilty isn't the same thing as innocent.

[hertryk]

He did it, but he will walk. All the evidence is circumstantial and there isn't a great deal of evidence. There is nothing that pins LR to the murder scene and there is no evidence that suggests she was murdered at her home. The likelihood is that he did it, but with the lack of evidence it is still a possibility someone else did. And the motive is a bit wishy washy. The police were moe-rons for declaring him the prime suspect.

My sentiments entirely....

[sittingbison]

hmmm...well seeing as the inept police investigation took five years, with them stating on day three he was the one and only suspect, and then taking years to bring him to trial after charging him, they have destroyed his prospects and reputation. He can never work again, he was 45 when it started, so that's at least 20 years of lost earnings. A top prosecutor, worth at least a million bucks a year (I'm being conservative). So that's at least $20m. When will he start suing the Government? I think Monday.

The problem is even though I think he is as guilty as hell, there has never been the slightest shred of evidence to prove it. He should never have been named a suspect of any kind let alone the one and only suspect. He should never have been charged with murder unless some substantive evidence came to light. Bugger political pressure for a result and all that crap.

And the cops! Are any of them going to be sacked for incompetence? What a clusterfrak. Hell, incompetence is being nice, some of them have obviously resorted to the well known and documented strategy of "fitting him up" - after all it worked for Button and Mallard et al. Lurking around the morgue, going through their files unaccompanied. And I am positive planting a seed pod (probably because the real one was initially missed). And losing your field notes? In the biggest most public case in history? Sheesh.

[GAFFA]

will the state appeal they have 21 days to do so?

[shasta]

Not guilty.........

OJ Rayney!

No offense intended, but that's crap and I suppose you're actually joking. Simpson was found not guilty DESPITE the evidence. This bloke got off rightly or otherwise, for the lack of it.
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[blueandblack]

*waits for channel 9 to make a tele-movie of it

Underbelly series?

[Happy]

clever sod for going in front of judge only

[brokendown gunfighter]

too bloody right;you can bamboozle a jury,more difficult a judge

questions will be asked about the police conduct in this case

[sittingbison]

The irony of it all:

The prosecution team, led by John Agius QC, failed in its bid to prove Mr Rayney committed "the perfect crime"

They HAVE proved he committed "the perfect crime"

[Alison]

If new evidence comes to light, I presume he can be re-tried?

[brokendown gunfighter]

after the appeal processes are finalised,I doubt it

[Sheikh]

If new evidence comes to light, I presume he can be re-tried?

Would have to be exceptional new evidence, and even then I believe they would have to apply for special permission.

Scotland has a different legal process, by which there are three potential outcomes: guilty, not guilty and not proven, and I think not proven means that new evidence can be used to re-open and re-try a case.

[SNOB]

I still think that if he is allowed to practice, and why not if he has been proven innocent he will be the most sought after lawyer in Perth if not Au because many villains believe he's guilty.

[travelling_gerry]

Off to London I tip.