It was my first ever experience to be in a court where there was no victim.
I was denied being a friend of th court (amicus curiae), reserving all rights, handing up a Notice of Mistake, etc ... the court was seeking a successful conviction by any means possible; right or wrong. The collusion between the bench and prosecution was most evident.
Printed copy · Anthology Volume 1, page 536Printed copy from The Tender For Law Anthology, Volume 1, page 536 (printed 14 June 2014). Added by this site; not part of the Facebook export.