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Canadian Commission delivers report to establish MoJ Commission

Posted on December 14, 2021 by andrew

Far reaching recommendations that go well beyond anything so far established in other countries are contained in the report by the Canadian Commission advising the government on the establishment of a Criminal Cases Review Commission, including that the new body … Continue reading →

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Why Sue Neill-Fraser jury verdict is unsafe

Posted on December 8, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban In the long-running matter of Sue Neill-Fraser’s 2010 murder conviction, some people still rely on the jury’s guilty verdict; but a jury’s verdict is (usually) based on the facts and evidence presented to them. What might have … Continue reading →

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ABC RN Law Report guests consider the DNA ‘possibilities’ after dismissal of Sue Neill-Fraser appeal

Posted on December 7, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.  Meaghan Vass’ DNA deposit on the Four Winds being the sole focus of Sue Neill-Fraser’s second appeal (decision announced November 30, 2021), it was central to the ABC RN’s 30 minute Law Report program on Tuesday, December … Continue reading →

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Sue Neill-Fraser appeal judges contribute to catastrophic failure of the Tasmanian justice system

Posted on December 6, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. Legal errors and mistakes in the majority judges’ reasoning in dismissing Sue Neill-Fraser’s latest appeal against her murder conviction further disgrace Tasmania’s legal system, bringing to six the judges in this case to have contributed to a … Continue reading →

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ACT cop Scott White found guilty of perjury – the flipside of a wrongful conviction

Posted on December 5, 2021 by andrew

Dan Jones was imprisoned as a result of false allegations made by his ex girlfriend Sara Jane Parkinson and her crooked ACT cop boyfriend, Scott White, in March 2014. Parkinson was finally caught out and sent to prison – and … Continue reading →

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‘Enough’ is not enough, Sue Neill-Fraser supporters stand firm

Posted on December 4, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. It is not surprising that TasPol would want legal challenges to Sue Neill-Fraser’s 2010 murder conviction shut down, but it is somewhat surprising that the late Bob Chappell’s family would – according to The Australian’s Hobart reporter, … Continue reading →

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If our criminal justice system were an airline it would be grounded

Posted on December 3, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban The latest forensic disaster, in which one of Australia’s most respected forensic scientists, Kirsty Wright, laid out the serious errors and problems in the ­Queensland government-run laboratory’s handling of forensic evidence in the murder of Shandee Blackburn, … Continue reading →

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Sue Neill-Fraser fundraising rebooted

Posted on December 3, 2021 by andrew

New arrangements have been made to raise funds towards a campaign of public information to negate the false narrative built around her by police and the ODPP, it was announced by the Sue Neill-Fraser Support group. The move follows the … Continue reading →

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Funds begin to flow for Sue Neill-Fraser campaign – but go-fund-me shuts it down

Posted on December 2, 2021 by andrew

The Go-Fund-Me page was set up on Wednesday evening at about 8pm; we published the following report at 8:19 on Thursday, December 2, 2021. It was shut down shortly after 9am. We are investigating. Contributions have started to flow to … Continue reading →

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Sue Neill-Fraser appeal judges’ mistaken view

Posted on November 30, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. In the reasons published by the judges in the Sue Neill-Fraser appeal, they had to have considered “all of the evidence at the trial. This requires consideration of the transcript of the evidence at the trial and … Continue reading →

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