Prosecutor’s tunnel vision, part 2

The next in a series in which the old fool rushes in where angels of death fear to tread: the criminal law

Last time we looked at the phenomenon of “prosecutor’s tunnel vision” and how it can lead to miscarriages of justice, especially in cases where there is no direct evidence of criminality.

We surveyed three notorious cases from down under: Lindy Chamberlain’s wrongful conviction for murdering her baby Azaria at Ayers Rock, Peter Ellis’ wrongful convictio…