Ulster Rugby Trial - Poll

[macdanger2]

New thread to see what people think believe happened on the night and what will happen with the verdict. Keep discussion to the main thread

[tommysmith]

It's like an episode of Eastenders.

[yellowcard]

Why is there not a 'don't know' option because I really don't know. Also there are 4 separate individuals being tried. I'm not actually sure a poll is a great idea on this.

[Orior]

Surprising results so far!

[bennydorano]

There should be a Schrodinger's Cat option.

[Tony Baloney]

Well the one thing we've (almost) all agreed on is that they get off be found not guilty.

[Milltown Row2]

Three sets of jury's and it's a simple case by the looks of it

[Rossfan]

Is this  thread contempt of court? 

[Milltown Row2]

Well it shows Syferus has 3 accounts going

[AQMP]

I'm just surprised that everyone didn't tick "Don't Know"

[Milltown Row2]

I'm just surprised that everyone didn't tick "Don't Know"

I dont think what happened was planned nor the norm, I think it was going a certain direction and then escalated and its got to the point were it was impossible to go back to the start and reset...A very costly (in all manners) situation will have no winners here..

Hopefully the jury will have not listened to the stuff on social media, though i doubt it very much, I hope they make their call based on the facts they have heard and not the ramblings of the fireside lawyers (barring the couple on here who are from the legal profession, not you Syferus)

[AQMP]

I'm just surprised that everyone didn't tick "Don't Know"

I dont think what happened was planned nor the norm, I think it was going a certain direction and then escalated and its got to the point were it was impossible to go back to the start and reset...A very costly (in all manners) situation will have no winners here..

Hopefully the jury will have not listened to the stuff on social media, though i doubt it very much, I hope they make their call based on the facts they have heard and not the ramblings of the fireside lawyers (barring the couple on here who are from the legal profession, not you Syferus)

A good friend of mine who is an actual solicitor told me that juries normally get it right.  Let's hope so in this case.

[brokencrossbar1]

I'm just surprised that everyone didn't tick "Don't Know"

I dont think what happened was planned nor the norm, I think it was going a certain direction and then escalated and its got to the point were it was impossible to go back to the start and reset...A very costly (in all manners) situation will have no winners here..

Hopefully the jury will have not listened to the stuff on social media, though i doubt it very much, I hope they make their call based on the facts they have heard and not the ramblings of the fireside lawyers (barring the couple on here who are from the legal profession, not you Syferus)

A good friend of mine who is an actual solicitor told me that juries normally get it right.  Let's hope so in this case.

I said that on the main thread. Whatever decision the jury makes is the right one generally as unlike us they have listened to all the evidence and can make a clear and informed decision. Rare that a guilty man gets off or an innocent man convicted

[magpie seanie]

I'm just surprised that everyone didn't tick "Don't Know"

I dont think what happened was planned nor the norm, I think it was going a certain direction and then escalated and its got to the point were it was impossible to go back to the start and reset...A very costly (in all manners) situation will have no winners here..

Hopefully the jury will have not listened to the stuff on social media, though i doubt it very much, I hope they make their call based on the facts they have heard and not the ramblings of the fireside lawyers (barring the couple on here who are from the legal profession, not you Syferus)

A good friend of mine who is an actual solicitor told me that juries normally get it right.  Let's hope so in this case.

I said that on the main thread. Whatever decision the jury makes is the right one generally as unlike us they have listened to all the evidence and can make a clear and informed decision. Rare that a guilty man gets off or an innocent man convicted

How do you know though?

[brokencrossbar1]

I'm just surprised that everyone didn't tick "Don't Know"

I dont think what happened was planned nor the norm, I think it was going a certain direction and then escalated and its got to the point were it was impossible to go back to the start and reset...A very costly (in all manners) situation will have no winners here..

Hopefully the jury will have not listened to the stuff on social media, though i doubt it very much, I hope they make their call based on the facts they have heard and not the ramblings of the fireside lawyers (barring the couple on here who are from the legal profession, not you Syferus)

A good friend of mine who is an actual solicitor told me that juries normally get it right.  Let's hope so in this case.

I said that on the main thread. Whatever decision the jury makes is the right one generally as unlike us they have listened to all the evidence and can make a clear and informed decision. Rare that a guilty man gets off or an innocent man convicted

How do you know though?

Experience, having seen the system in operation, the amount of appeals that are unsuccessful as opposed to successful. For a crown court case to be appealed on the conviction there has to be a point of law. That is very difficult to do as what that generally means is that a judge had erred in their charge and directions or in some legal argument that has not been seen by the jury. This is always possible but not often. The reality is that for a case to get to trial there has to be a significant amount of hoops and loops that need to be gone through. That doesn't mean though that there are all bankers for guilty. In a PE all that has to be shown is that there is a prima facie case....on the face of it a crime occurred and the people charged with it are responsible for it. This is a low bar in terms of proving there are charges to be answered and it is rare for a case to be thrown out at PE stage. The other thing is a trial like this one is a 'celebrity ' one and will be covered wall to wall. If you go down the Magistrates Court innthe north or the district court in the south there are hundreds of cases being dealt with on a daily basis in each court. 95% of those will end up with a guilty plea.