Tag: Trial

Women

Retrial of Bruce Lehrmann for sexual assault will not go ahead

Bruce Lehrmann arrives at court on Thursday

LEHRMANN CHARGES TO BE DROPPED

The retrial of Bruce Lehrmann for the alleged rape of former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins will not go ahead, with charges against Lehrmann reportedly to be dropped, according to news.com.au’s Samatha Maiden. She reports new medical evidence showed a second trial would be far too damaging to Higgins’ mental health. ACT Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold will front the media at 10am AEDT — Maiden says he’ll use his prosecutorial discretion to drop the charge against Lehrmann. Drumgold refused to confirm it to the reporter, but news.com.au says it has confirmed it. Former Liberal staffer Lehrmann has always said he is innocent of the rape allegation — his first trial was aborted because a member of the jury did their own research, Guardian Australia reported at the time.

Source: Retrial of Bruce Lehrmann for sexual assault will not go ahead

America's Shame

Derek Chauvin Found Guilty of Murdering George Floyd

Source: Derek Chauvin Found Guilty of Murdering George Floyd

Trumpland, Trumpland Revealed, Uncategorized

‘A Fact-Free Sham Trial Perpetrated in the Dead of Night’: McConnell’s Trump Cover-Up in Senate Begins | Common Dreams News

Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell arrives for the Senate impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 21, 2020. - Sparks flew Tuesday over proposed rules for the Senate trial of President Donald Trump, as Democrats accused Republicans of attempting a "cover-up" of evidence that the US leader abused his powers. The first full day of the historic trial saw the Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell submit a resolution on procedures that does not admit ev

“If the president is so confident in his case, if Leader McConnell is so confident the president did nothing wrong, why don’t they want the case to be presented in broad daylight?”

via ‘A Fact-Free Sham Trial Perpetrated in the Dead of Night’: McConnell’s Trump Cover-Up in Senate Begins | Common Dreams News

Trump, Trumpland, Trumpland Revealed, Uncategorized

Donald Trump impeachment reaches stalemate as Democrats make a strategic move – Analysis & Opinion – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

 

Nancy Pelosi shrugs her shoulders while speaking behind a lectern in front of US flags.

Pelosi is right there is no point of a Trial if it’s simply a vote. Trump can call his witnesses and have his lawyers which he’s been demanding. Now he wants no witnesses and no Trial and says its Pelosi’s fault. Sorry who else but Trump? (ODT)

They’d made up their minds to acquit the President of the impeachment charges, in the hope that would exonerate him of any wrongdoing, without the need to risk any new evidence coming to the surface.

But the Speaker of the Democrat controlled House had a Joker up her sleeve.

Nancy Pelosi revealed she was breaking with convention by withholding the impeachment articles, until the House and the Senate could agree on procedures for a “fair trial”.

via Donald Trump impeachment reaches stalemate as Democrats make a strategic move – Analysis & Opinion – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Racism

Germany: Anti-Islam leader goes on trial for racism – AJE News

Head of PEGIDA movement is expected to appear in court over inciting racial hatred against refugees.

Source: Germany: Anti-Islam leader goes on trial for racism – AJE News