The Trial
In court the prosecution alleged a speed of 161 km/h (100 mph) while the defense opposed this by saying that the speed of the incoming vehicle was not taken into account and that Morley's driving speed was only 70–75 km/h.
The subsequent court hearing found Morley guilty and convicted of "endangering traffic, leading to death" and was released from custody after receiving a two-years suspended sentence for those two deaths.
After the verdict Morley's family released a statement detailing its own expert's findings, which contradict those of the prosecution's expert. The statement also claims that the defence were denied the opportunity to present their expert's findings, which could contravene article 6 of the European convention on human rights, the right to a fair trial. Despite this, an appeal was not made in due term.
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