What you don't understand Stephen is that this is justice Portuguese style. It seem that Cipriano was convicted on confessions extracted by torture or threat of torture..are you happy with that... The problem is that according to Montclair who has lived in Portugal for 37 years, he has never heard of any case being overturned ...not one .
I certainly would like to see the case looked at again as I suspect on the evidence we have seen there has been a gross miscarriage of justice
Why do you insist on that lie that Leonor Cipriano was convicted on the confession? He brother confessed in court and described in court everything that they had done to the poor girl. Furthermore, Leonor's confession, made 2 days before the alleged torture, had not judicial value and was not taken into consideration by the judges because she did not confirm it in the court during the trial.
The case has been looked at through the various appeals made and the couple lost all of their appeals, although, in one appeal, Leonor had her sentenced reduced by a few years.
As for cases being overturned, I don't remember any but that doesn't mean that there weren't any.
