Saturday, May 30, 2015

Bruce Hutton: consumed by noble cause?

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This article in today's Herald begins with:   History has remembered Detective Chief Inspector Bruce Hutton as the police officer involv...
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Sunday, May 24, 2015

Teina Pora - back from the abyss.

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I watched TV3 tonight to watch the half hour show on the now free Teina Pora. After 22 years of false imprisonment he exposed what few peopl...
Saturday, May 9, 2015

Lundy - 2 unfair trials?

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When I read parts of the Crown's closing address in the Lundy retrial I was troubled. The Prosecution closing address was heralded as ...
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Monday, April 20, 2015

Anzac Day - Gallipoli 2015

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As New Zealanders prepare to remember Anzac Day where it has been argued the country's nationhood began it is easy to forget that a 100 ...
Tuesday, April 14, 2015

David Bain: the dusty glasses.

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The dusty glasses. The Bain prosecution if filled with irrelevancies. Among the many are the old pair of glasses belonging to Margaret Bain ...
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Sunday, April 5, 2015

Comparing controversial murder convictions in NZ

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The following cases have all  been  controversial and it is an interesting exercise to see what they have in common. My data relies on memor...
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Saturday, April 4, 2015

Lundy resentenced; but is it over?

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In the 3 days since Lundy was reconvicted a majority of opinion of his guilt still seems to be centred around his behaviour after the deaths...
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