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Originally Posted by Calgary14
I didn't follow this case too closely but from what I read it sounds like a farce - was there ever any concrete evidence that he committed the crime, and is it true the defence wasn't able to properly present their case (ie. medical expert testimony, coworkers who corroborated the defendant's story etc)?
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IIRC it wasn't that the judge wasn't able to present their case, it sounds like the judge discounted their testimony and presentation.
There are lots of grounds for appeal, it sounds like they had a a biased judge.
It sounds like the Judge also wasn't happy with the family waging their war through the media there, and probably punished the defense team because of that.
This will get kicked up to the next level of their justice system, but I think the important thing is for the defense team to control the families use of the media.