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Pies4shaw
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K wrote: | Jezza wrote: | The second trial ... was dropped due to a "lack of admissible evidence". |
I wonder what made it inadmissible. |
You remember how several pages back, I said that I was not going to try to explain the concept of "similar fact" evidence and its limits? I'm still not going to. |
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HAL
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I can't say "yes" or "no". |
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Jezza
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Pies4shaw wrote: | You remember how several pages back, I said that I was not going to try to explain the concept of "similar fact" evidence and its limits? I'm still not going to. |
When I was studying Evidence at university, they referred to it as "tendency evidence" and "coincidence evidence". _________________ | 1902 | 1903 | 1910 | 1917 | 1919 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1935 | 1936 | 1953 | 1958 | 1990 | 2010 | 2023 | |
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Pies4shaw
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Yes, and? When I was teaching at university, they called it whatever I suggested they should.
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HAL
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Jezza wrote: | [quote="Pies4shaw"]You remember how several pages back, I said that I was not going to try to explain the concept of "similar fact" evidence and its limits? I'm still not going to.[/quote]
When I was studying Evidence at university, they referred to it as "tendency evidence" and "coincidence evidence". | When was this exactly? |
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K
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Pies4shaw wrote: | K wrote: | ...
I wonder what made it inadmissible. |
You remember how several pages back, I said that I was not going to try to explain the concept of "similar fact" evidence and its limits? I'm still not going to. |
Jezza wrote: | ...
When I was studying Evidence at university, they referred to it as "tendency evidence" and "coincidence evidence". |
Oh... I guess you're (P4S) saying it's the grouping of the three swimming complaints as one... and each wouldn't stand up on its own... |
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HAL
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It would be nice if it was made up of only good memories. |
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K
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Robert Richter quits George Pell's team, saying the guilty verdict was 'perverse'
Robert Richter quits Pell's team, saying he's too angry and too emotional
https://www.theage.com.au/national/robert-richter-quits-george-pell-s-team-saying-the-guilty-verdict-was-perverse-20190305-p511xj.html
"Mr Richter QC told The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald that he felt he did not have “sufficient objectivity at this stage” to participate in the challenge set to be heard in Victoria’s Court of Appeal.
“I am very angry about the verdict,” he said, “because it was perverse”.
Mr Richter said Cardinal Pell ... would be “better served by someone more detached”.
“I think the man is an innocent man and he’s been convicted. It’s not a common experience.”
Throughout the criminal proceedings ... observers in court noted the close bond between the Cardinal and the veteran barrister, who appeared shocked by the guilty verdict.
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It was announced last week that Sydney-based barrister Bret Walker SC would take the lead in the appeal case but that the Cardinal’s high-powered legal team would otherwise remain unchanged.
Legal sources say it is common practice for specialised counsel to be recruited when making an appeal. Cardinal Pell’s team also includes Richter’s junior barrister Ruth Shann and solicitor Paul Galbally." |
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stui magpie
Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
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Like mark Twain, reports that Robert Richter has quit may be exaggerated
Quote: | Top barrister Robert Richter QC will no longer be part of George Pell’s legal team ahead of the convicted Cardinal’s appeal, but has refuted reports he has abandoned the legal fight.
Mr Richter said he had not quit Pell’s appeal, instead saying “objective judgment” was needed for the case.
It is normal practice for appeals to be argued by different counsel.
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“It is false to say I quit the legal team, I don’t quit,” Mr Richter told the Herald Sun.
High-profile barrister Bret Walker SC will head Pell’s appeal.
The veteran barrister said he had become too closely involved to objectively lead the appeal and acknowledged he was angry at last week’s guilty verdict. |
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/george-pells-lawyer-robert-richter-qc-refutes-claims-he-has-quit/news-story/b72561f322babddd8f6ec857bb2e2a3d _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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Pies4shaw
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No - but he may be in the VFL for this one. You know, "Out, fatigue", although, at his age, it might be the old Nick Maxwell "Calf, 1 week". |
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K
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David wrote: | I think there's definitely something more democratic in theory about a jury (i.e. they are just ordinary citizens from all walks of life), and we need to not get too caught up in elitism and remember that judges, too, may suffer from their own biases and limitations. I think it's clear that our justice system has a lot of components that are frustratingly imperfect, so I guess the only question is whether it's actually possible to improve upon them or whether, like democracy, this is the best worst system available. |
Maybe if one system were used uniformly in all cases and all places, instead of all the differences there are now, that would indicate more agreement on what's the best imperfect system. Or else, if there is such agreement, the differences might indicate that societies don't care about having the best imperfect system in all cases (e.g. if it's not 'important enough' to warrant the cost)... |
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Pies4shaw
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stui magpie
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Pies4shaw wrote: | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/06/armidale-bishop-directs-catholic-schools-to-stop-asking-priests-for-working-with-children-checks
That is the way to restore public confidence in the clergy. |
WWCC were a badly thought out knee jerk reaction to bad publicity. I have no issues with the principle but the (Vic) legislation is a dogs breakfast. Having said that, I agree.
Apparently there's legislation pending (not sure if federal or state) to compel priests to report suspicions of child abuse obtained via the confessional. Again, fine in principle but I have NFI how it could be enforced in practice _________________ Every dead body on Mt Everest was once a highly motivated person, so maybe just calm the **** down. |
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David
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Pies4shaw
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Given their splendid track record, should there even be a confessional? Is it ever safe for anyone to be alone with a a priest in a closeted space? |
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