Former St Kilda footballer Andrew Lovett, acquitted of r-pe charges in Melbourne on Monday, faced not just judgment by a judge and jury but a trial by media.
Trial by media
With newspapers like the Herald Sun, supression is inevitable
This week alone, there have apparently been 18 suppression orders issued by courts, writes Greg Barns.
Sokaluk’s trial by police and media
The presumption of innocence is torn to shreds by the police. And of course the media is more than willing to play the game, writes Greg Barns.
The famous – from Einfeld to Theophanous – deserve equality before the law
We need to ensure that the procedures used in the cases of high profile people is not different to that which would apply to the average anonymous citizen in a similar position, writes Greg Barns.
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