The result is equally unfortunate, whether due to hairsplitting technicalities in the interpretation of law by judges, to sentimentality and class consciousness on the part of juries, or to hysteria and sensationalism in the daily press.
He identifies various factors contributing to failures in justice, including technicalities and media sensationalism.
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