Category Archives: Case 26 Frank Valentine

So many law reformers, so little reforming

Posted on October 29, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban There are approximately 188 employees working at the 10 state and federal organisations working on law reform topics. See if you can find any of these bodies addressing wrongful convictions, wrongdoing by judges or prosecutors or propose … Continue reading →

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Can we legitimately call it a ‘justice’ system?

Posted on October 28, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban In just the three cases that were cited in our recent series (Oct 20 – 26 2025) allocating seven of our Red Herring Certificates to a total of 8 judges and 3 prosecutors who we believe have … Continue reading →

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The seventh Red Herring Certificate goes jointly to Basten AJA, Button J and Wilson J of the NSW Court of Appeal

Posted on October 26, 2025 by andrew

In a dispiriting 3:0 decision, Frank Valentine’s multi-point appeal against his many convictions by Judge Noman was dismissed as if there was not a single valid ground. Not even when evidence contradicts the conviction. 

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The sixth Red Herring Certificate goes to … Judge Nicole Noman SC

Posted on October 25, 2025 by andrew

So much is wrong with Nicole Noman’s judgement in the 2017 historical sexual abuse accusations trial of Frank Valentine, (the appeal document listed over 500 points) I present only a representative few that stand out as worthy of this Certificate. … Continue reading →

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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. 

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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 →

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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 →

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Former detective convinced of their guilt … always was, always will be

Posted on August 12, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban For those who may have missed the following exchange on the comments section of the recent memorial page for Frank Valentine (11/8/2025) … please note: former Detective Sergeant Timothy Paul was also in charge of the Noel … Continue reading →

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Frank Valentine 10/9/1940 – 8/8/24 – eulogy

Posted on August 9, 2025 by andrew

Marking the first anniversary of his death, we publish an extract from the eulogy by his sons Ben & Richard and delivered at his funeral,  from the new book by Andrew L. Urban, Presumption of Evil 2 – Truth Be … Continue reading →

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Mass media ignores wrongful convictions, favours cold case stories

Posted on July 28, 2025 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban Splashed headlines, double page spreads in newspapers, podcasts at length … the pursuit of cold cases is big in mass media. Wrongful convictions … not so much (with notable exceptions). It’s as if innocents in jail don’t … Continue reading →

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