John Terry: Don’t read my lips - Trial bid to ban lip-reading flops
Posted Saturday, March 17, 2012 by The Sun
Clash ... John Terry and Anton Ferdinand
But there was no sound — and the ex-England captain's barrister tried to argue in court that any evidence from lip experts should be banned because it would be just their opinion. The footballer's QC George Carter-Stephenson insisted to District Judge Howard Riddle that it would be wrong to hang the entire case on the testimony.
The barrister explained: "The principal issue in relation to the lip-reading turns on the potential interpretation of one word."
The exact moment Terry allegedly used the word "black" is seen in the frame below.
Dad-of-two Terry, 31, claims any remark he made was taken out of context.
He pleads not guilty to using racially-aggravated threatening, abusive or insulting words.
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