In the Advertiser today, it was reported that the government is to bring in changes to the laws about the way rape trials are conducted.
If the report in the paper is accurate, then the "changes" do not seem to be any great departure from the legal position at the moment, and seem to be just another opportunity to have a go at lawyers.
Apparently the government is concerned about the low conviction rate for these offences, and once again, it is the defence lawyers who are apparently to blame. Perhaps they should spend a little bit of time somewhere near a courtroom, before passing sentence on those of us who stand as the guardians of the rights of every citizen, particularly at the low rates that the under-funded legal aid system offers to defence lawyers.
7 February 2007
Changes to Rape Trials
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Great post!!Thanks for sharing it with us....really needed.We are a criminal law firm that cares about giving its clients the absolute best representation. David Dribbin and Michael Brown started the firm with this simple motto in mind and it has since been instilled in every criminal and traffic solicitor who works at our various offices around Melbourne.
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