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Originally Posted by Buff
Having never been in court or witnessed an entire trial I am learning a lot about how this all goes down. You see a lot of it on TV and they case is always won because the accused screws up when the ultra smart prosecutor tricks them into becoming emotional and admitting... or, they accused are too smart to reveal and justice is not served. It isn't too often that you see closing statements on TV but when you do its ultra quick...
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For the most part, what you see on TV is fictionalized AMERICAN Court action...which is quite different from Canada. For one, there is generally more decorum here (and in the UK...watch British Court dramas!). A case like this - and others that are complex mixes of fact and law - will be slow, painstaking and drawn out, as the trial lawyers here have pointed out on numerous occasions.
It's a great eye-opener for lots of people!