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The Press
June 11 2008

Two equal sides?
Letter to the Editor
by Peter Ellis, Leithfield Beach

If compelling evidence unavailable at a first trial resulting in a not-guilty verdict can soon be used for a retrial, can we expect compelling unavailable evidence in a guilty verdict also to be used for a retrial or a relook with the same zeal for justice and truth?

Personally, I've found it an uphill battle of 15 years.

In short, will there be two equal sides to the Criminal Procedure Bill, or will it be a case of heads we win and tails you lose?