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Sue Neill-Fraser: the sentencing, blow by blow

By Andrew L. Urban I may be unlearned in law, a lay man, but I don’t think I’m an intellectually lame man. I have been looking at the sentencing remarks in the controversial Sue Neill-Fraser case (about which I have … Continue reading

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Sue Neill-Fraser: when justice loses appeal

By Andrew L. Urban A murder conviction which eminent lawyers and legal experts say is quite possibly a gross miscarriage of justice has exposed serious deficiencies in Australia’s criminal justice system. Not only are the restrictive and limited appeal provisions … Continue reading

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Sue Neill-Fraser – failure of lawyers

By Andrew L. Urban As Sue Neill-Fraser contemplates her fifth prison Christmas ‘feast’ at Hobart’s Risdon jail, we should take a moment from the celebrations to reflect on how Tasmania’s criminal system appears to have failed in her case, according … Continue reading

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A miscarriage of justice – Neill-Fraser conviction

Dear Brian Wightman, Attorney General of Tasmania cc The Hon Lara Giddings MP, Premiere of Tasmania Thank you for your letter dated September 16 (received by email October 1), in response to my concerns about the murder conviction of Sue … Continue reading

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Another ‘Lindy Chamberlain’ miscarriage of justice

By Andrew L. Urban It is four years now that Sue Neill-Fraser has been in custody for a murder she vehemently denies and evidence for which is at best circumstantial. On August 20, 2009, Neill-Fraser was arrested on the charge … Continue reading

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