O'Reilly Guilty
21/07/07 23:48 Filed in: General
Nonsense
So Joe
O'Reilly has been found guilty
of the
murder of his wife Rachel.
This is a case that attracted a huge amount of public attention. The courtroom has been packed to capacity every day, and the papers have picked over every salacious detail as they were presented to the court.
Although many suspected that he was indeed the killer, I am surprised that the jury came to this verdict, based on the case put by the prosecution. As Mr Justice Barry White said in his summing up, much of the prosecution evidence was circumstantial.
Forget all the press coverage up to the trial itself. Would you have convicted him on the basis of the evidence presented by the prosecution?
I wouldn't have.
This is a case that attracted a huge amount of public attention. The courtroom has been packed to capacity every day, and the papers have picked over every salacious detail as they were presented to the court.
Although many suspected that he was indeed the killer, I am surprised that the jury came to this verdict, based on the case put by the prosecution. As Mr Justice Barry White said in his summing up, much of the prosecution evidence was circumstantial.
Forget all the press coverage up to the trial itself. Would you have convicted him on the basis of the evidence presented by the prosecution?
I wouldn't have.