lfc84 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Yet again, completely inadequate reporting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 3 minutes ago, lfc84 said: Yet again, completely inadequate reporting Usual for IOM Today though. Full report will be in print as and when. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 3 minutes ago, lfc84 said: Yet again, completely inadequate reporting We don't know. There may be good reasons why the details of why the trial has been aborted can't be reported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 was scales going to name names that can't be named ?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 14 minutes ago, WTF said: was scales going to name names that can't be named ?? Well there's been Barrowman and half of the manx government of the time so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 (edited) 57 minutes ago, NoTailT said: What's the difference between a mistrial and an aborted trial due to fairness of trial issues? I assume the word mistrial is when a verdict is reached? No real clue. You would always discharge the jury in a mistrial. Somebody somewhere has done something stupid which has caused offense. The defendent would possibly be tried again with a new jury. I don't know what this halted for legal reasons is. It's very ambivalent. Edit - I'm genuinely really hoping that what has happened is that Mr Scales has got on to the stand and launched a massive attack and caused a full on freak out Edited May 10 by TheTeapot 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 (edited) Is the fact that he has dismissed his advocate relevant? Perhaps wanting to represent himself but after deliberations in Chambers, the court thought the case was too complex to allow that. Edited May 10 by Gladys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 2 minutes ago, Gladys said: Is the fact that he has dismissed his advocate relevant? Perhaps wanting to represent himself but after deliberations in Chambers, the court thought the case was too complex to allow that. Nothing to indicate the two are linked, could be, no detail reported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lfc84 Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 1 hour ago, Roger Mexico said: We don't know. There may be good reasons why the details of why the trial has been aborted can't be reported. In that case state there are "reporting restrictions" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizo Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 Nothing to see here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 " Jason Scales took the stand on Friday morning " "Deemster Graeme Cook told the jury just after 3pm" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 When are we going to see 'lessons have been learned!!' ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gossip1 Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 Surely it was aborted because Scales got rid of is Barrister - as per the IOM Today report? So how can he fairly be represented if no barrister-hence the halt in proceedings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 (edited) 20 minutes ago, gossip1 said: Surely it was aborted because Scales got rid of is Barrister - as per the IOM Today report? So how can he fairly be represented if no barrister-hence the halt in proceedings? I don't really see how that alone would cause the jury to be booted. Adjourned? Maybe. Edited May 10 by NoTailT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gossip1 Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 Yes, totally agree - all very odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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