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Re: Has there been any other abductions on the Algarve?
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Quote from: Montclair on November 02, 2013, 04:16:35 PM
Concerning the part of the article, which contains many falsehoods, about Michael Cook, it is incorrect when the author says that confessions are the most important part of evidence. During the dictatorship, they were but now, as I have already stated several times on this forum, only confessions made in front of the judge during the trial are considered valid. I don't believe that the man was taken to the court with soiled clothing, the judge would have noticed right away and his lawyer would have made a complaint. This man, IMO, is just another person who committed a crime and wants everyone to believe that he has been a victim of a miscarriage of justice.
According to this extract from Barra da Costa though, Leonor and João Cipriano didn't confess during the trial.
A PJ fez um vídeo, durante as investigações, para reconstituir o crime. Neste filme, João descreveu o crime com detalhes brutais. O vídeo foi exibido no último dia de julgamento. Mas as palavras de João não tinham qualquer valor, já que ele e Leonor tinham optado por não prestar declarações em julgamento.
http://www.asmeninasquevieramdasestrelas.com/juridica.htmlI realise that the lawyer's site is controversial, but would Barra da Costa misrepresent the facts of the original trial?