Comment: My experience with a friend's rape case:
First, there was the lazy and probably incompetent police officer, disgruntled about the workload my friend caused them. Second, it took a loong time before the 1st hearing. Then, the plaintiff missed a few hearings because she was not informed abt them. The lower court judge was a family friend of defendant, and they tried to persuade the plaintiff drop the case. She didnt, and eventually the case was brought to the high court a year and a half later. The jury aquitted. Although I thought the evidence itself was overwhelming, you couldnt blame the jury. The manner or quality in which the prosecution presented the case lacked effort. I swear as a ordinary citizen, without a law degree, I could have done better job. |