Bianca De Marchi/AAP April 24, 2024 Sexual assault victims give evidence in court, but alleged perpetrators don’t have to. Bruce Lehrmann’s case shows what must change Kelly Saunders, University of Canberra Lehrmann gave evidence in his case against Channel 10, but exercised his right to silence during the 2022 criminal trial. It shows the unfairness
Pool via AP November 8, 2023 The words that helped wrongly convict Kathleen Folbigg Kate Burridge, Monash University and Stephen Cordner, Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine The meanings we carry around in our heads seem so natural and inborn that we fail to realise other people can have quite different understandings.
Former President Donald Trump speaks in Bedminster, N.J., in June 2023. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images August 3, 2023 Trump may try to delay his first federal trial – it’s a common legal strategy to fend off a criminal conviction Peter A. Joy, Washington University in St. Louis Delaying a trial by filing various requests and questions to the court might mean that witness memories are not as fresh, among other potential benefits for criminal defendants.