jury trial

• Lessons about justice from the trial of Oscar Pistorius
  Posted on February 20, 2013 by Louise Restell
  I was one of those lucky enough to be in the Olympic stadium on 8 September last year to watch Oscar Pistorius win his emotional gold medal in the 400m. Well, it wasn’t entirely luck, I had applied for tickets for that session precisely because I wanted to see him race. It was an incredibly stirring event and one that banished memories of his unseemly tantrum the week before, which I’d also been there to see.
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  Posted in: uncategorised
  Tagged: Oscar Pistorius, jury trial, South Africa, contempt of court, Vicky Pryce
• Justice must be seen to be done
  Posted on July 24, 2012 by Louise Restell
  Just as with anything else that requires human input, justice is not an exact science. Even when evidence seems irrefutable, there are often other factors, such as intent and causation or errors in procedure, making outcomes that may seem certain anything but. Nonetheless, we have an expectation that the justice system is capable of producing the ‘right’ verdict in any given trial and feel both uncomfortable and aggrieved when this isn’t the case.
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  Posted in: Justice system
  Tagged: CPS, G20, Ian Tomlinson, jury trial, manslaughter, Met Police, PC Harwood