Inadmissible forensic evidence still haunting Bromley conviction 38 years later

Posted on June 9, 2022 by andrew

The SA Director of Public Prosecutions should be directed to inform the High Court that the evidence of Dr Colin Manock, former chief pathologist in South Australia, was inadmissible as he was not qualified to do autopsies or to give expert evidence in court. That was over 38 years ago, when Derek Bromley was convicted of murder based on Manock’s evidence. This is the long simmering issue in the controversial fight over Bromley’s conviction, claimed to be a miscarriage of justice.  Continue reading →

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Tas Govt ignores calls for a review, petition climbs over 32,300

Posted on June 9, 2022 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban

Requests to the Tasmanian Premier and Attorney-General for comment on the Etter/Selby documents repudiating the police investigation into Bob Chappell’s disappearance tabled in Parliament last August have been ignored, while signatures on the petition calling for a review of Sue Neill-Fraser’s conviction for Chappell’s murder have soared to over 32,300. Continue reading →

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Second inquiry into 2003 Folbigg conviction – what’s the hurry?

Posted on May 19, 2022 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.

We report (sourced with thanks from The Australian, May 18, 2022) and comment (in red) on the latest development in this case.  Continue reading →

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There but for the grace of God go … you

Posted on May 2, 2022 by andrew

Andrew L. Urban.

The High Court adjourned for just four minutes before resuming at 2.45pm on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, with a unanimous decision that Steven Fennell’s appeal against his murder conviction should be upheld. A verdict of acquittal was entered. “I was in my cell about to eat my yoghurt when prison officers came to the door and said, `you’re going’,” he told The Courier-Mail.  Continue reading →

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ZELENSKY, the first book about the world’s newest hero, authored by Australians

Posted on April 23, 2022 by andrew

Ukraine’s most popular comedic actor was an unlikely President of his country. And now even more improbably, Volodymyr Zelensky has become the world’s most celebrated statesman. Yet more improbably, the first book about him comes from Australia.  Continue reading →

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Online discussions on miscarriages of justice with Dr Bob Moles

Posted on April 19, 2022 by andrew

Three miscarriages of justice – the cases of Derek Bromley, Sue Neill-Fraser and Kathleen Folbigg – will each be the subject of a one-hour online discussion led by Dr Bob Moles, for the South Australian Workers Educational Association (WEA). Continue reading →

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Can the system minimise irrational jury verdicts?

Posted on April 11, 2022 by andrew

Jurors don’t have the intelligence to provide sound reasons for their collective decisions, according to the legal fraternity’s outdated rules. There is a better way, argues ANDREW L. URBAN.  Continue reading →

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The evil genius of the feminist enterprise

Posted on April 7, 2022 by andrew

Police officers across the country all reported last week that they are told never to take action against a woman caught out making false violence or rape allegations, lest punishment of false accusers deters genuine victims from coming forward, reports BETTINA ARNDT, as she recounts a case where police and the DPP ignored clear video evidence revealing a man’s former wife’s rape and assault allegations to be “demonstrably false” said the judge. Yet she suffered no adverse consequences.  Continue reading →

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Dear Attorney – your silence is damning

Posted on April 5, 2022 by andrew

We publish this self-explanatory letter we wrote to Tasmania’s Attorney-General, The Hon. Elise Archer, to demonstrate the State’s callous disregard for transparency and for ensuring that justice is served in the case of Sue Neill-Fraser.  Continue reading →

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(Mis)handling expert evidence – test for the courts

Posted on April 4, 2022 by andrew

A paper # by The Hon Justice Peter Davis and barrister J.R. Jones puts the spotlight on expert evidence – and shows how inadmissible expert evidence can sneak into court. Dr Bob Moles ## adds the shocking example of the Sue Neill-Fraser case, where “the entirety of the forensic evidence was a complete shambles … that warrants the conviction being overturned,” and is an embarrassment to Tasmania’s legal system.  Continue reading →

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