Steve Cullen: Defence lawyer on calls to change New Zealand's court system
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Top defence lawyers have called for changes to our courtrooms, arguing that it's biased in favour of the prosecution.  In a letter, the Defence Lawyers Association has outlined how it believes they're automatically disadvantaged.  Defence Lawyer Steve Cullen told Mike Hosking that there are some aspects worth looking into.  Cullen said “If you have the prosecutor sitting in front of the judge, and defence lawyer behind them – some people may think that gives priority. But jurors don’t know.”  LISTEN ABOVE.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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