Category Archives: Case 11 Robert Xie

The fourth Red Herring Certificate goes jointly to … Mark Tedeschi KC & Tanya Smith

Posted on October 23, 2025 by andrew

The headlines have gone but a lifetime jail sentence remains for Robert Xie for the 2009 murder of the Lin family. (Three adults and his two young nephews.) Xie was convicted without any real evidence. The case was fashioned in … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Poor judgement – bad apple judges harm entire judiciary

Posted on August 6, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban In my own narrow lane of writing about wrongful convictions, the concentration of error prone judges probably seems higher than elsewhere in the legal system. But maybe not … Supreme Court judge (since 2014) Belinda Rigg SC, … Continue reading →

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Read All About It! And weep…

Posted on May 11, 2025 by andrew

FRAMED – How The Legal System Framed Robert Xie For The Lin Family Murders (Prime KDP), by Andrew L. Urban is only the latest book exposing wrongful convictions in Australia. Some, like FRAMED, are case specific, others look at the … Continue reading →

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FRAMED a book that had to be written – Stuart Tipple launches Urban’s new book

Posted on May 9, 2025 by andrew

Speaking to a crowded room of invited guests in the middle of Sydney’s legal precinct, former Chamberlain lawyer Stuart Tipple said it’s a book that should be written, adding,  “… the problem with our adversarial system is that it is … Continue reading →

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FRAMED – book launch photos

Posted on May 9, 2025 by andrew

Photos from the May 8, 2025 launch of FRAMED at State Chambers, Martin Place. All photos by David Miller.

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FRAMED – May 8, 2025, Sydney book launch invitation

Posted on May 6, 2025 by andrew

Stuart Tipple, the lawyer who represented Lindy Chamberlain, will officially launch Andrew L. Urban’s latest book, FRAMED – how the legal system framed Robert Xie for the Lin family murders, on Thursday May 8, 2025. Margaret Cunneen SC will be … Continue reading →

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FRAMED – REVIEWS

Posted on April 30, 2025 by andrew

Some first readers of Andrew L. Urban’s new book, FRAMED – how the legal system framed Robert Xie for the Lin family murders, share their responses. “After several years of research, Andrew Urban’s new book, Framed, is a thorough examination of … Continue reading →

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Free the dangerous, jail the innocent?

Posted on April 26, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban “Why do we keep letting monsters out?” That’s the headline on the top editorial in the Saturday Telegraph (26/4/2025). The context is the latest murder of a young woman (Audrey Griffin) by a man free on parole … Continue reading →

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Prosecution and Judge had reasonable doubt – why not the jury?

Posted on April 16, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Robert Xie’s infamous convictions for the five murders of the Lin family in 2009 relied on the jury being convinced Beyond Reasonable Doubt of his guilt. But not even the prosecution or the trial judge were so … Continue reading →

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