Monthly Archives: October 2025

Tendency evidence risks unfair trials, eg Frank Valentine

Posted on October 8, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Arguably the most insidious area of the criminal law in Australia is the application of Tendency & Coincidence evidence, a constant threat to fair trial protections. 

Posted in Case 26 Frank Valentine | 3 Comments

Note to detective: tunnel vision is unwarranted certainty

Posted on October 6, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban The trouble with certainty without good evidence in crime investigation is that it easily leads to a wrongful conviction. We have reported on several cases to show this. One former detective has now claimed his ‘certainty’ should … Continue reading →

Posted in Case 22 Noel Greenaway, Case 26 Frank Valentine | 3 Comments

Reforms to make convictions safe(er)

Posted on October 5, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Too many unsafe convictions have put innocents behind bars. Our deformed criminal justice system must be reformed. Following on from our most recent posts examining various ongoing flaws and weaknesses in Australia’s criminal justice system (see * … Continue reading →

Posted in Case 02 Henry Keogh, Case 17 Kathleen Folbigg, General articles | 5 Comments

To correct atrocities of the law relieve politicians of the burden

Posted on October 4, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Advocating for a review of what is arguably a wrongful murder conviction doesn’t make you soft on murder. Likewise, advocating for a review of what is arguably a wrongful sexual assault conviction doesn’t mean you support sexual … Continue reading →

Posted in Case 06 'Paul' | 7 Comments

Prosecutors hunting for convictions

Posted on October 3, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Prosecutorial (bad) behaviour is partly responsible for nearly 1 in 5 wrongful convictions in Australia. That is the statistic reported in a Griffith University study. That study looked at just 71 wrongful convictions. Behind the statistic is … Continue reading →

Posted in Case 01 Sue Neill-Fraser, Case 11 Robert Xie, Case 19 Marco Rusterholz | 3 Comments

Bad law & judges with poor judgement

Posted on October 2, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban  A combination of bad law and poor judicial decisions results in wrongful convictions. Frank Valentine was found guilty by the judge at his trial. The judge’s decision and reasons raised over 500 points of objection at appeal … Continue reading →

Posted in Case 26 Frank Valentine | 6 Comments