only_me Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Whats your views on this murder, is Barry george innocent, your views please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzybronze Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 I don't know, but the evidence for convicting him is extremely flimsy. I said it back then, and I'm still adamant that there wasn't enough proof that he did it. The documentary was very subjective though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunzi Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Is he innocent of murder? At the minute no, as he has been convicted of the crime. Is the evidence to prove his conviction concrete? Probably not. The way I always understood it was that a tiny flake of gunpowder was found on his coat after it had been handled by police officers who had themselves handled live ammunition. I'm not certain but I believed an appeal of his case was turned down though as at was felt there was no new evidence, or that the conviction wouldn't be overturned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-Mariachi Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Seemed dodgy as hell to me. I recollect reading about another case where scientific evidence was untrue, and now it appears that once again, this is the case. The forensic evidence given by the prosecution witness was completely unscientific. How ironic! The appeals process seems a joke, atleast if you're innocent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banesmabes Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 There certainly seems to be a lot of cause for concern with the conviction, although I always try to be a bit circumspect with programmes like this that obviously have an agenda. However it seems there more than a few areas that are questionable. Perhaps a re-trial would be in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 I put tonight's BBC1 programme on to record and a power cut put paid to my viewing. Really miffed!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seriessix Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Surely anyone who could be imprisoned falsely deserves a re-trial? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artisan Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1407284.stm With history like that they should keep him locked up on spec anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeeeeeeeeek Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 I always thought he should have been found not guilty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunzi Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Surely anyone who could be imprisoned falsely deserves a re-trial? Not if the Judges at the Court of Appeal are happy with the original verdict and there is no new compelling evidence to support his release. The gunpowder bit has always been dodgy, but according to the reports I've read, the evidence as a whole is enough to convict him. I've not seen the BBC program so I’m not aware what case they have argued, but his last appeal was comprehensively denied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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