On 21 June 2018, a group of animal lovers entered 220 Mowbray Park Road, Lakesland, New South Wales, and removed egg-laying chickens, to prevent them being subjected to ongoing gruelty. They were charged and convicted in the New South Wales local court, for offences against the Inclosed Lands Protection Act. In this episode, I outline the background to the matter, and the group’s appeal to the New South Wales Supreme Court, where they relied on the defence of necessity. Lopes v Cook [2020] NSWSC 1776 Follow for more Australian true crime, as told through Australia’s criminal justice system ..read more

On 29 March 2022, a jury found Salvatore Incandela guilty of sexual assault, which begun as a date gone wrong. He appealed the conviction on two grounds. In this episode, I look at the ACT Court of Appeal’s decision, including how it dealt with the issues of corroboration and Incandela’s lies. This is Australian true crime, as told through Australia's criminal justice system. Incandela v The Queen [2023] ACTCA 41 Edwards v R [1993] HCA 63 Background video by Thawatchai Thonglao on Vecteezy.com ..read more

On 10 March 2017, armed offenders used a duplicated key to enter the apartment of Kemel Barakat - also known as "Blackie" - and killed him. The identity of the armed offenders remains unknown. However, evidence led police to suspect that Ahmed Jaghbir, a Sydney tradie, had assisted the offenders to carry out the murder. On 12 October 2020, Jaghbir was found guilty of being an accessory before the fact to Blackie's murder. Earlier this year, Jaghbir appealed the conviction to the New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal. In this podcast, I review the reasoning and outcome of that appeal. This i ..read more

The victim was shot before reaching his front door, after returning to his home in the Western Sydney suburb. He was rendered a paraplegic. The accused was convicted after a jury trial. He was ultimately sentenced to 19 years imprisonment. The New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal last week handed down its decision on his appeal. The accused successfully argued that his conviction should be set aside. Eleven words spoken at the trial made all the difference. - This is Australian True Crime, told through Australia's Criminal Justice System ..read more

In December 2022, the Victorian government amended its Summary Offences Act to prohibit the display of the Nazi Hakenkreuz (Swastika). On account of growing neo-Nazi activity, the government now plans to increase Nazi-related prohibitions, by expanding the banned symbology and including a prohibition on performing Nazi gestures, including the Nazi salute. In this video, I look at the current and proposed laws, and question some of the potentially unintended consequences ..read more

On 27 November 2014, Graham James Rockford was found guilty of three serious offences, including the cultivation and trafficking of a commercial quantity of cannabis. Within six months, his conviction was overturned, on account of police having unlawfully obtained the evidence. I look at what happened, and the principal factors that swayed the South Australian Court of Appeal to make that decision. Trial: R v Rockford [2014] SADC 199. Appeal: R v Rockford [2015] SASCFC 51 ..read more

On 23 January 2018, Ho Ledinh was murdered in Bankstown, NSW (Australia). The shooter was captured on CCTV, but there was no direct evidence against his accomplice. Despite that, the jury found the accomplice guilty of the joint criminal enterprise of murder. The NSW Court of Criminal Appeal heard the accomplice's appeal and considered whether it was open to the jury to find him guilty. The Court handed down its decision on 9 August 2023. Appeal decision: Sinai v R [2023] NSWCCA 194 Sentencing: R v Keleklio; R v Sinai [2022] NSWSC 62 ..read more

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