tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post3909160761980088211..comments2024-03-28T01:36:51.952-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: Involuntary Witness (2002) by Gianrico CarofiglioBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-27371019560049348932012-05-03T23:08:18.195-06:002012-05-03T23:08:18.195-06:00kathy d.: I say it has involved. With a good lawye...kathy d.: I say it has involved. With a good lawyer you have a chance of acquittal.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-36546810065421436492012-05-02T21:49:55.198-06:002012-05-02T21:49:55.198-06:00My question is has it evolved since Galileo was ke...My question is has it evolved since Galileo was kept under house arrest for his astronomical discoveries?kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-72748585047325924272012-05-02T13:04:08.563-06:002012-05-02T13:04:08.563-06:00kathy d: Thanks for the comment. The Italian judic...kathy d: Thanks for the comment. The Italian judicial system does not appear to have advanced to the 21st Century. I expect it worked well a couple of hundred years ago.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-71798119436683194992012-05-01T23:30:29.771-06:002012-05-01T23:30:29.771-06:00This book opened my eyes to the inequities in the ...This book opened my eyes to the inequities in the Italian justice system, especially damaging to defendants.<br /><br />The way the prosecution carried out the trial of Amanda Knox was horrifying and Medieval, not to mention incredibly sexist -- and very undemocratic.<br /><br />It was a revelation to me that the criminal justice system in the States has evolved past the one in Italy, with more rights for defendants before and during trials. <br /><br />Carofiglio explains well how the system there works, with a sympathetic defendant and attorney.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-78952964656676050102012-04-18T08:48:04.388-06:002012-04-18T08:48:04.388-06:00Maxine: Thanks for the comment. It appears from yo...Maxine: Thanks for the comment. It appears from your comment that the standard of proof for conviction is more modest in Italy than in Anglo/American justice.<br /><br />Reading about the Amanda Knox trial and appeal supports your thoughts on a chaotic Italian justice system.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-38495598412715941852012-04-18T02:09:19.950-06:002012-04-18T02:09:19.950-06:00I very much liked this novel, and his next two in ...I very much liked this novel, and his next two in the series. (Not so much the fourth one, in which I found the author far too approving of sexual exploitation of young teenage girls). <br /><br />I like the way in this book that the character of Guido starts out as rather selfish and unpleasant but learns from life! I also like the reading/books element.<br /><br />I can't comment on the authenticity of the trial procedures but the Italian system is totally chaotic as I know from Italian scientist friends. Really awful - eg in one case the prosecutor was married to the judge! I don't imagine anyone would have thought they needed much evidence to convict a person such as the accused in this novel. Sadly.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-39757704958270155242012-04-17T22:34:24.727-06:002012-04-17T22:34:24.727-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. I am interested in...Margot: Thanks for the comment. I am interested in seeing where Guido goes with his legal career. He is a talented trial lawyer.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-28465804526388209592012-04-17T19:56:45.579-06:002012-04-17T19:56:45.579-06:00Bill - I agree completely that Turow does that ver...Bill - I agree completely that Turow does that very well. Of course, I'm not a legal expert, but his work certainly strikes me that way.<br /><br />I'm glad you liked this novel enough to look for the next. Guido Geurrieri is I think a fascinating character and I was very interested in reading your impressions of the way an Italian trial compares to what happens in a Canadian court.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com