“It was pretty unfair and it created a danger that this process had to be broken down,” says Judge about ACA story about Outback Wrangler Matt Wright.
A judge in the northern territory is blasted A current affair For a segmenton the test against Outback wrangler Matt Wright and said it almost derailed his right to a fair trial.
NT -Nieuws messages It took two hours for a jury pool of 107 territorians to be reduced to the last team of 12 jury members and two reservists on Tuesday.
Matt Wright (photo) has argued not guilty of three allegations of trying to twist the course of justice, after the chopper crash dead of his partner and co-star Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson three years ago.
Justice Alan Blow said: “It was a piece of journalism that was meant to suggest that Mr. Wright is guilty of something – and that is not what TV journalists should do.
“It is very important that Mr. Wright gets a fair trial and watching that program could disrupt his right to a fair trial.”
He said the case was not about why the helicopter crashed.
“It is not suggested that Mr. Wright was in any way responsible for crashing the helicopter.
“If you have looked at the program, you can get the impression that he was responsible and that he was guilty of something and that he is in prison for it.
“It was pretty unfair and it caused a danger that this test had to be broken down.”
Only 1 of the jury members had seen the segment, but the judge believed that he could fulfill his role with impartiality. He gave up jury members to the ACA segment.
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