The colour of injustice : the mysterious murder of the daughter of a high court judge / / John Hostettler

• Autore: Hostettler John
• Pubblicazione: Hook : , : Waterside Press, , [2014]; ©2014
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (172 pages)
• Disciplina: 364.1523094167
• Soggetto topico: Criminal justice, Administration of - Northern Ireland; Insanity (Law) - Northern Ireland
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Copyright and publication details -- Contents -- About the Author -- List of Cases -- Acknowledgment -- Setting the Scene -- Introduction -- The Background -- Re-appraisal -- Political Influences -- Northern Ireland in a Time Warp -- Murder in the Glen -- The Crime Scene not made Secure -- The Victim's Mother -- Disputed Place and Time of Death -- Professor Crane's Report -- Cursory Investigation and Inquiries -- The Initial Investigation -- RAF Edenmore -- Selective Witnesses -- Airmen Interviewed -- Crucial Discrepancies -- Why Was the Family Exonerated? -- The Confession -- Breaking his Mask -- Iain Hay Gordon's Statement -- "The Confession is False" -- Coercion -- Insane -- Mental Disorder and Homicide -- The Homicide Act 1957 -- The Prosecution -- Plea of Not Guilty -- Prosecution Witnesses -- Challenging the Confession -- Evidence of Detective Superintendent Capstick -- Arguing the Confession was Unfair -- The Ruling of the Lord Chief Justice on the Confession -- The Trial Resumed in the Presence of the Jury -- Mrs Hetty Lyttle -- Dr Kenneth Wilson -- Dr Albert Wells -- Desmond Curran in the Witness Box -- The Defence -- Defence Counsel's Opening Speech -- Medical Evidence of the Defence -- Brenda Gordon in the Witness Box -- Douglas Gordon -- Mrs Gordon Recalled -- Expert Psychiatric Evidence -- Dr Rossiter Lewis -- Dr James Alexander Savage Mulligan -- Inadmissible Expert Evidence -- Evidence of RAF Officers -- Defence Closing Speech -- The Judge Sums-up -- Was the Summing-up of the Judge Fair? -- A Case for "Justice" -- Denial of Guilt -- Efforts of Gordon's Parents -- Petition -- Application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission -- New Evidence -- Undisclosed Statements -- Gideon Crawford -- Other Witnesses -- Man with a Large Facial Scar -- Other Suspects -- The Steel Family's Evidence -- Patrick Mulrine -- Richard Gould. ; Sarah Elizabeth White -- James Killen Spence -- The Criminal Cases Review Commission -- Some Miscarriages of Justice -- Police Corruption -- The CCRC take up Gordon's Case -- Independent Body -- Legal Hiccup -- Review of the Confession -- Fresh Expert Evidence -- Conclusions -- Non-Disclosure of Evidence -- The Duty of Disclosure -- Instances of Non-Disclosure -- Identification Evidence -- Visual Identification and the Law -- The Summing-up of the Lord Chief Justice -- On Appeal -- Dismissive Reference to Fresh Evidence -- Original Verdict "Unsafe" -- Judgment -- The Test of an Unsafe Finding -- The Application of Current Standards -- Whether the Finding was Unsafe -- The Conduct of the Trial -- The Judge's Summing-up -- Dr Lewis's Evidence -- Non-Disclosure of Documents -- Marcella Devlin's Statement -- The Admissibility of the Confession -- The Additional Medical Evidence -- The Safety of the Finding of Guilt -- The Relationship of the Court of Appeal to the Criminal Cases Review Commission -- Dismissive Attitude -- The Case of Derek Bentley -- The Case of Ruth Ellis -- The Case of James Hanratty -- The Case of Timothy Evans -- R v Gore -- The Influence of Stormont Policies on the Legal Process -- Abuse of Power -- Weakness of Defence Team -- Disturbing Factors -- Aftermath -- Nightmares -- Summing-Up -- Who was the true murderer? -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- Also by John Hostettler -- Back cover.
• Sommario/riassunto: The case of Ian Hay Gordon involves a miscarriage of justice brought about in circumstances of privilege, patronage and the social and religious divides existing in Northern Ireland in the decades following World War II.
• Titolo autorizzato: The colour of injustice
• ISBN: 9781908162380; 1908162384; 9781908162373; 1908162376
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910966121303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II