A missing staple from a court document has allowed two murderers found guilty of one of Australia’s most brutal killings to appeal against their convictions.
Under a technical loophole, the murderers will argue that an earlier lost appeal was not finalized because the indictment paperwork was never fixed to the court file as required by law.
The New South Wales (NSW) state government said it was looking at ways to close the technical loophole.
“I understand that closing this loophole through an amendment to the court rules of the supreme court is currently being considered…to avoid it being an issue of discussion in any future case,” said NSW acting state premier John Watkins.
Is it conceivable that judges and courts, lawyers and the law, might decide cases on the merits of the evidence and leave the nattering over absurd details to people who live only for filling out forms?
Well, they’ve only been given leave to appeal, they haven’t been set free. Of course it’s ridiculous, but then defence lawyers are paid to defend their clients by all legal means, even silly loopholes like this.
Kill all the lawyers. Kill them tonight.
I like this…In the USA I think there are AT LEAST 3 copies of Everything..
well lots of fees forn the shit pots and the clients and killers get some time to laugh at them.
#4, me too,
I have to agree. A very sensible post. Of course there are those that still believe “loopholes” are just that, loopholes. They aren’t. As you so rightly point out, they are the difference between kangaroo courts and justice.