Board of inquiry report into Eastman conviction

bundah said :

The DPP have said that the circumstantial evidence against Eastman was overwhelming and therefore the murder conviction should be upheld. The High Court has stated, in the Steven Hillier case, that evidence should not be piecemeal and that when making a judgement one needs to look at the totality of the evidence and not just one factor, in this case flawed forensic evidence.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/dpp-argues-evidence-against-david-eastman-overwhelming-20140715-ztcpg.html

Very interesting mate. The high court is always a good source of information for us all. The hillier result was the right one. Im confident Eastman will get the same.

The DPP have said that the circumstantial evidence against Eastman was overwhelming and therefore the murder conviction should be upheld. The High Court has stated, in the Steven Hillier case, that evidence should not be piecemeal and that when making a judgement one needs to look at the totality of the evidence and not just one factor, in this case flawed forensic evidence.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/dpp-argues-evidence-against-david-eastman-overwhelming-20140715-ztcpg.html

cranky said :

I have received the following, very interesting link.

http://kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2014/06/07/confessed-corrupt-judge-justice-adams-who-is-suing-fairfax-for-defamation-does-a-favour-for-7s-kerry-stokes/

That is amazing stuff which most people would not be aware of. It now suggests why it was never investigated that one of the murdered man’s relatives who despised him had links to the growers of a large drug crop near Braidwood.

I have received the following, very interesting link.

http://kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2014/06/07/confessed-corrupt-judge-justice-adams-who-is-suing-fairfax-for-defamation-does-a-favour-for-7s-kerry-stokes/

What I find extraordinary is that this inquiry has cost the taxpayers more than $10 million to reveal that the investigators methodology into forensic evidence was flawed therefore resulting in an unfair trial.

In addition to that the notion that Eastman, who Justice Martin said that he was almost certain of his guilt, should be released is not justice well served.

Wilco said :

As Jack Waterford says in today’s Canberra Times, what’s needed now is a further inquiry – not one focused on guilt, but on whether ACT policing, the prosecution system and the executive justice system is in good hands.

I’ve got the report’s conclusions right here: “mistakes were made but everyone involved is retired or in different jobs and things are different now”.

Wilco said :

As Jack Waterford says in today’s Canberra Times, what’s needed now is a further inquiry – not one focused on guilt, but on whether ACT policing, the prosecution system and the executive justice system is in good hands.

Agreed.

Such an egregious mistake by our justice system should be fully investigated to ensure it couldn’t happen again.

Wilco said :

As Jack Waterford says in today’s Canberra Times, what’s needed now is a further inquiry – not one focused on guilt, but on whether ACT policing, the prosecution system and the executive justice system is in good hands.

To what end? The original Eastman conviction was years ago.

As Jack Waterford says in today’s Canberra Times, what’s needed now is a further inquiry – not one focused on guilt, but on whether ACT policing, the prosecution system and the executive justice system is in good hands.