[bitontheslide]

The sneaky beggar was trying to force a retrial on all of his convictions on the grounds that one was unsafe. Glad he didn't get away with it

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42012064

[Niamh.]

what does a conviction being ruled "unsafe" mean?

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

what does a conviction being ruled "unsafe" mean?

for the legal speak, we should seek out Livia but it basically means he shouldnt have been found guilty of it

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

for the legal speak, we should seek out Livia but it basically means he shouldnt have been found guilty of it

I never heard that term before, sounds like an odd way to put it

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I never heard that term before, sounds like an odd way to put it

to put it in context, he wasn't at the location where the assault was said to have taken place, so its a bit difficult for him to be guilty of it

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

to put it in context, he wasn't at the location where the assault was said to have taken place, so its a bit difficult for him to be guilty of it

Yeah unsafe just seems like a strange way to over rule a conviction though

[Livia]

It just means that there was something during the trial that wasn't 100% by the book, could be jury tampering, a witness lying, new evidence coming to light... anything at all.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Livia

It just means that there was something during the trial that wasn't 100% by the book, could be jury tampering, a witness lying, new evidence coming to light... anything at all.

Thanks

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Livia

It just means that there was something during the trial that wasn't 100% by the book, could be jury tampering, a witness lying, new evidence coming to light... anything at all.

Absolutely, bad evidence too or evidence presented in such a way that left only a guilty verdict the likely outcome,leaving the accused with little opportunity to refute.

You know,for me anyone disrespect to anyone who genuinely has been abused in reality.
I am left wondering at these claims and trials,how many others daring to appeal,may have got a similar decision on some of their verdicts.

This endless run now of allegation after allegation makes me suspicious.
I'm naturally suspicious and inquisitive anyway.
In some cases with no need to,the accuser seems to have often or regularly even gone back to the same scenario with the same individual they now accuse.

A lot of what I read in these cases leaves me puzzled as to the safety of at least some of the allegations as presented.