Andrew L. Urban
Prosecutors in the room described the speech as “the ethical reset we all needed”. They refer to Wayne Martin AC KC’s keynote speech “The Prosecutor’s Duty and the Prosecutor’s Conscience at the Australian Association of Crown Prosecutors Conference, Darwin, 8 Aug. 2024. Continue reading
Just as we were publishing a thorough debunking of the junk science behind Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) in 2019, a 21 year old father in Victoria, Jesse Harvey, was sentenced to six years jail for injuring his baby son by shaking him. The verdict was wrong, as it turns out, but that is a typical SBS story. Continue reading
WA Shadow Attorney General The Hon Nick Goiran MLC
As if to illustrate how unaccountable our legal practitioners are across Australia (in the wake our recent articles), WA’s Shadow Attorney General The Hon Nick Goiran MLC, has just replied to the question ‘Who can I complain to about the Justice system?’ from our reader Monique Bertino-Clarke. He doesn’t mince his words and promises action if elected. Continue reading
Andrew L. Urban
A search for examples of how judges and prosecutors are held accountable for serious professional error or misconduct reveals that while they are accountable in theory, in reality they are not. This leniency emboldens misconduct and keeps open the gates to wrongful convictions. Continue reading
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 reforms to minimise these. Continue reading
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 contributed to or helped maintain wrongful convictions, the rules that govern prosecutions in Australia were ignored multiple times. What could be done to justify calling it a ‘justice’ system? Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Adding to the debacle, three judges dismissed the appeal entirely. They will be considered next … Continue reading
In 2016, at the fourth and final multiple-murder trial of Robert Xie, Justice Fullerton was directly offered at least one chance to ensure a fair trial. She refused. She also erred in some of her directions to the jury. Continue reading
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 the DPP’s office out of unreliable circumstantial material. Hard to believe? Prove me wrong. Continue reading