Comment: Our justice system is breaking down in many areas. The investigative area gets a lot of attention, rightly or not, but all other areas need attention, including the prosecution, selection of jurors, rules of evidence, procedures and even whether or not the Judges instructions are helpful in arriving at just decisions.
The criminals are laughing their way to freedom while society cringes,lawyers slap themselves on their backs and those in authority sit idly.
One of the things concerning me that "joint enterprise" seems to have become unimportant. In this case there were accused who said they were only lookouts. Is this now a legitimate excuse? |