Conference live - Interim court proceedings: not guilty verdict

Finally it was time for justice to take to the floor of ruralnet|2006.

For the prosecution Gordon Morris, freelance writer and researcher took on defence counsel Professor Michael Dower, University of Gloucestershire  - 'Agencies involved in rural development are charged with exaggerating the issue of rural deprivation'.

A majority verdict of 9-3 from 12 pillars of the rural development community that made up the jury decided in favour of the defence, but Judge Marshall warned that the agencies were on probation... more soon in a full court report.