The White House Farm Murders
I often attempt to stay away from cases such as this one because it took place outside the United States. It is not that I am prejudice in any way as far as where crime occur, but understandably I understand the American justice system better than other countries. I tend to be bias towards our system and when I am faced with another type I am sometimes unable to determine not necessarily the guilt or innocence of a person but the legality of the legal proceedings. Sometimes that is just as important. For example, as we know, here in America in a criminal trial a jury (at least in almost all jurisdictions) in a penalty phase must be unanimous and a guilty verdict is to be rendered on the idea of "beyond any reasonable doubt." The case I am about to tell you about took place in England. The trial ended in a 10-2 verdict of guilty. However I have read that had it ended in a 9-3 the outcome would have been different. In America either conc...