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Articles relevant to the subject of wrongful convictions

Separation of powers – the downside

Posted on February 26, 2022 by andrew

The ancient proverb, ‘Physician, heal thyself,’ can be repurposed to our criminal justice system, argues ANDREW L. URBAN. The separation of powers should not be a barrier to much needed reforms, but politicians are as cowardly on the subject as … Continue reading →

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High Court decisions could & should trigger reforms

Posted on February 24, 2022 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.  If successful, will upcoming High Court appeals prompt reform, including a much needed Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) – as they should? 

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Witness of Fact – “one of the most significant books in the genre of wrongful convictions analysis”

Posted on January 24, 2022 by andrew

There is still time for South Australian state officials (both forensic and legal) to ‘come clean’ about past failures and fulfil their duty of disclosure to the court regarding former forensic pathologist Dr Colin Manock, says DR BOB MOLES in … Continue reading →

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Will the legal system in Australia make 2022 a year of reform?

Posted on January 4, 2022 by andrew

Andrew L Urban. A legal system not subject to independent scrutiny is weakened, inhibited from needed reform, and hindered in the evolution to keep in step with other institutions and community values. 

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Another ‘bunny boiler’ who must be believed

Posted on January 2, 2022 by andrew

Bettina Arndt Four days before Christmas (2021) one of our elite Melbourne universities committed an act of total bastardry. They announced they were firing a tutor working in one of their colleges. His employment was terminated forthwith – just in … Continue reading →

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Pulitzer-winning Greenwald exposes anti-Assange lies on MSNBC

Posted on December 17, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban. December 17, 2021: Deconstructing a two minute clip from MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Glenn Greenwald reveals Joe Scarborough’s anti-Assange lies, as Assange awaits extradition from the UK to the US – on charges Greenwald … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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Caught on camera – cameras in court

Posted on November 20, 2021 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.  The recent world famous Kyle Rittenhouse trial was televised, live from the Kenosha Court; had it not been, the malicious misrepresentations of the case which most mass media echoed would have left the public unaware of why … Continue reading →

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