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EDITORIAL New evidence demands reopening Sue Neill-Fraser appeal

Andrew L. Urban.  The cumulative effect of new evidence in the Etter/Selby dossier is devastating: we are left in no doubt that just about the entire machinery of criminal ‘justice’ in Tasmania failed Bob Chappell, Sue Neill-Fraser and the people … Continue reading

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Reopening Sue Neill-Fraser appeal – a step by step guide

Hugh Selby. How righting the wrong done to Sue Neill-Fraser can be done with speed, civility, and be a credit to the court and the legal profession. 

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Found, abandoned, contaminated, misrepresented – sad story of the red jacket

Andrew L. Urban. The last of the Etter/Selby investigative papers into the case of Sue Neill-Fraser reveal failure by police to meet basic exhibit standards, false evidence – and non-disclosure. They also raise questions about who knew about the broken … Continue reading

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Has Tasmania’s legal system gone rogue?

Andrew L. Urban. What the Attorney-General said is wrong; she does have the power to SEEK LEAVE to re-open the Sue Neill-Fraser appeal; and the DPP, Daryl Coates SC, must advise the Court of Criminal Appeal his answer to Estcourt … Continue reading

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The riddle of the DPP

Andrew L. Urban. In an escalation of damning revelations (fifth batch), the spotlight shifts from the police investigation to then prosecutor, DPP Tim Ellis SC, and the ODPP, as lawyers continue to unpack the miscarriage of justice in the Sue … Continue reading

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Grey dinghy, case closed

Andrew L. Urban. Garbled English aside, Tasmania’s DPP misled the appeal court – perhaps unwittingly, but significantly – as the latest Etter/Selby submission to the Attorney-General reveals, with an extract from the transcript of Sue Neill-Fraser’s appeal before Tasmania’s Court … Continue reading

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CORRUPTION FILE: A trial derailed by sloppiness inside the Prosecutor’s office, in the Sue Neill-Fraser murder case

Andrew L. Urban. Another explosive set of documents to Tasmania’s Attorney-General from Barbara Etter APM and Hugh Selby, reveals that not just the defence but even the DPP was denied correct evidence in the murder trial of Sue Neill-Fraser.

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OPINION – Reopen appeal or risk cover-up? Attorney-General’s wicked problem

Andrew L. Urban. If Tasmania’s Attorney-General fails to act on last week’s Etter/Selby submission revealing the withholding of evidence by police, misleading forensic evidence and serious investigation failures into the 2009 death of Bob Chappell, her decision will be considered … Continue reading

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The death of Bob Chappell & the damnation of TasPol: call for the Tasmanian A-G to ask to re-open the appeal of Sue Neill-Fraser

Andrew L. Urban. Evidence withheld by police, misleading forensic evidence and serious investigation failures into the death of Bob Chappell (including the unchecked mobile phone records of key witness Meaghan Vass) revealed in a damning submission calling for the Attorney … Continue reading

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TasPol failed to disclose key evidence and ran a flawed investigation into the death of Bob Chappell: report

Andrew L. Urban. A lengthy report that details flawed police investigation practices and failure to disclose evidence, has been sent to Tasmania’s Attorney General, Elise Archer, bringing to light information that has not been presented to court at either the … Continue reading

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