Defence lawyer Anne Stevens makes closing arguments on behalf of Alexander Merritt, in his murder trial over the death of Karin Ross. Photo: RNZ / Ian Telfer
Cardinal George Pell, who was once the third most senior Catholic in the world, was found guilty of child sexual abuse after a trial in Melbourne this week. Dunedin barrister Anne Stevens QC joins the show to look at the verdict from a defence lawyer's point of view and the chances of an appeal against his convictions -- which Pell's lawyer suggests will be based on grounds of unreasonableness, the prohibition of video evidence and composition of the jury -- standing up in court.
