Burden of proof
Sir, — Steven Wear (“The Press,” December 9) needs educating and his snide attack on the integrity of every policeman must not go unchallenged. He seems to be a living example of the old saying that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. His attack is so misguided and ill-informed that one is left wondering where hisloyalties lie. Had he simply taken - the time to do a small amount of research into his subject Mr Wear would have found that during a criminal trial there can be a number of occasions by the authority of common law or statute that the burden of proof shifts from the Esecution to the defence and that happens for very good reasons. As a result of doing the research he may also, as a bonus and if only for the novelty have got his facts right before sounding off. — Yours etc.,
N. T. HIGGINSON. DECEMBER 9, 1985.
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