Soham murder trial 1 by Mathew This trial started on Monday, however the first two days were taken up by the formalities of establishing a jury. The prosecution opened its case on Wednesday, most people are viewing that as the commencement of the trial in earnest. Which would make the best chart for the commencement of the trial? Thank you for any comments. Quote Thu Nov 06, 2003 11:05 am
2 by Deb I think there would be a valid argument for both charts. In the first, there is an initiation of the exploration 'is the defendant guilty?'. Since the Crown brings the case, they are represented by the first house and the defendant by the 7th. In the second the prosecuting counsel initiates its attack, so the significations are the same, but the chart will be more focussed upon how the prosection performs whereas the earlier chart might have a more wider and general significance over the trial. Quote Fri Nov 07, 2003 12:51 pm