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Oscar Pistorius
Why is he allowed to address all his answers to the Lady Judge?
It seems to me, that being allowed to answer all the cross examination questions, as if She had asked the questions, gives him a psychological advantage over the prosecutor.
Am I right and would it be allowed in a British Court?
It seems to me, that being allowed to answer all the cross examination questions, as if She had asked the questions, gives him a psychological advantage over the prosecutor.
Am I right and would it be allowed in a British Court?
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Chris - (BC) the S A legal system is not REALLY based on the English one: It is its own - Roman Dutch.
Based on the pre-1806 legal system of the Netherlands ( The Dutch moved onto the Napoleonic Code and SA didnt ) . Heavily influenced by the Reception of Roman Law ideas [ Justinian Code and so on ] which did NOT happen in the English Renaissance - but did in Scotland.
see wiki
That's why they dont have a jury - judge and the two on her side are lay assessors
This means for example that the advocacy need to plead to the jury, very obvious in English criminal procedure - is absent.
there are all sorts of rules we dont hear - in the S A criminal procedure - the defendant MUST appear first in the list of defence witnesses. Here they applied especially to hear ? Botha first as he had to be elsewhere.
Hairy Nel - well OK Gerrie Nel - has much more lee way in his questions than I would expect here - he keeps on asking witnesses what was in someone else's mind - and I expect the obvious answer - I dont know - ask them. That answer is so far un-used.
Old Southern Rhodesia had English legal system except for Land: which was Roman Dutch to fit in cross the border. I had to share that with you. I hesitate to state that Zim has any legal system at all.
Based on the pre-1806 legal system of the Netherlands ( The Dutch moved onto the Napoleonic Code and SA didnt ) . Heavily influenced by the Reception of Roman Law ideas [ Justinian Code and so on ] which did NOT happen in the English Renaissance - but did in Scotland.
see wiki
That's why they dont have a jury - judge and the two on her side are lay assessors
This means for example that the advocacy need to plead to the jury, very obvious in English criminal procedure - is absent.
there are all sorts of rules we dont hear - in the S A criminal procedure - the defendant MUST appear first in the list of defence witnesses. Here they applied especially to hear ? Botha first as he had to be elsewhere.
Hairy Nel - well OK Gerrie Nel - has much more lee way in his questions than I would expect here - he keeps on asking witnesses what was in someone else's mind - and I expect the obvious answer - I dont know - ask them. That answer is so far un-used.
Old Southern Rhodesia had English legal system except for Land: which was Roman Dutch to fit in cross the border. I had to share that with you. I hesitate to state that Zim has any legal system at all.
Sorry they did have juries up to 1999. - [ The weimar republic had juries amazingly enough). m
which allows me to tell my fave jury joke:
An old Boer was indicted for murdering one of his labourers but the jury in SA acquitted. When asked the reason the foreman replied Not guilty by reason of insanity, and the judge replied
what all twelve of you ?
ter daaah - I will get my coat
which allows me to tell my fave jury joke:
An old Boer was indicted for murdering one of his labourers but the jury in SA acquitted. When asked the reason the foreman replied Not guilty by reason of insanity, and the judge replied
what all twelve of you ?
ter daaah - I will get my coat