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Sue Higginson – Calling on Premier and AG for Immediate Release
Table of Contents Sue Higginson, a member of the NSW Parliament for the Greens, has called on the Attorney General, the Hon. Michael Daley and the Premier, to ensure the immediate release of Kathleen Folbigg. Ms Higginson points out that…
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Evidence Excluding Smothering
The most important requirement in all criminal trials is that the onus of establishing guilt is to the standard of beyond reasonable doubt. This standard of proof stays immovably with the prosecution throughout a trial. In Kathleen Folbigg’s case an essential element that needed to be proved beyond reasonable doubt was that she intended to kill or cause grievous bodily harm to her children.
The prosecution said that she smothered them, but failed to prove this was the case.
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Alexander McLeod Lindsay
Table of Contents McLeod-Lindsay Background Mr Alexander McLeod-Lindsay was born on 24 December 1934 and died on 17 September 2009. He was born in Scotland and migrated to Australia when he was16 years old. He came to Australia under the…
Petition to Governor For Pardon
A petition was signed on March 2 2021 and delivered to the Governor of NSW asking for the Ms Folbigg to be pardoned. The petition is presented below in full.
Mark Basa’s Trial Concerns
Mark Basa was convicted by a jury of murder on 3 August 2006. The conviction was for the death of Zane McCready in an emergency doorway area of the Ex-Services Club on Hanbury Street, Mayfield, Newcastle on 7 July 2005….
Articles | Expert Evidence | Fundamental Legal Rights | Fundamental Legal Rights | Historical Cases | Kathleen Folbigg | Lindy Chamberlain | Miscarriage of Justice
Miscarriages of Justice: The Role of Experts
Dr Cavanagh presented an article at the Hunter Regional Law Society on Friday 28 March 2025. The presentation focuses on what happens when expert evidence is misleading, when it is not based on facts and is not the opinion of…