1. The defence instructed medical experts. Letby herself decided not to call them. It's impossible to know why unless she waives privilege, but the most likely reason is that their evidence wasn't helpful.
2. The defence didn't get to decide whether the notes were admissible. They plainly were admissible…
1. The defence instructed medical experts. Letby herself decided not to call them. It's impossible to know why unless she waives privilege, but the most likely reason is that their evidence wasn't helpful.
2. The defence didn't get to decide whether the notes were admissible. They plainly were admissible under the law of evidence. The defence sought to contextualise them just as you suggest, but it appears the jury didn't buy it.
3. Perry's behaviour in HK was widely reported and widely criticised in the legal press and on Legal Twitter.
4. Some defence lawyers did challenge the Horizon system and, if it hadn't been for their efforts, the scandal may never have come to light. Horizon was a cover-up on a grand scale by a well-resourced emanation of the state. It's a fantasy to imagine that legal aid lawyers could and should have unravelled it by themselves.
Jesus, where to start with this ...
1. The defence instructed medical experts. Letby herself decided not to call them. It's impossible to know why unless she waives privilege, but the most likely reason is that their evidence wasn't helpful.
2. The defence didn't get to decide whether the notes were admissible. They plainly were admissible under the law of evidence. The defence sought to contextualise them just as you suggest, but it appears the jury didn't buy it.
3. Perry's behaviour in HK was widely reported and widely criticised in the legal press and on Legal Twitter.
4. Some defence lawyers did challenge the Horizon system and, if it hadn't been for their efforts, the scandal may never have come to light. Horizon was a cover-up on a grand scale by a well-resourced emanation of the state. It's a fantasy to imagine that legal aid lawyers could and should have unravelled it by themselves.