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The Second Time Around, David Field
The Second Time Around, David Field
David Field
Extract: Most students taking a Legal Studies course will sooner or later come across the concept of 'double jeopardy', an old principle of English common law which emigrated to Australia along with the First Fleet, and ultimately became embedded in the criminal laws of all Australian states and territories. It means simply that no person may be placed on trial more than once in respect of any criminal act on their part, whether they are convicted or acquitted at the end of the first trial.
"Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged" The Corby Case- Can It Happen In Australia?, David Field
"Judge Not, Lest Ye Be Judged" The Corby Case- Can It Happen In Australia?, David Field
David Field
Extract: To the media contingent encamped both inside and outside the Denpasar courtroom, she was "doe-eyed" and "tearful". To the judges and court officials, she came across as a prize drama queen. To the millions of ordinary Australians absorbing what they could of the case vicariously through media releases, she was an ordinary, likeable Aussie girl caught up in a nightmare that could easily have been theirs. Trapped in a country whose language was alien, whose legal system was different, and whose attitude to drug smugglers seemed almost barbaric, Schapelle Corby brought to life a silent fear we have all …