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Stephen ‘Shorty’ Jamieson: A Case of Mistaken Identity and False Confession
Summary This open memorandum, prepared by Professor Helen Fraser of the University of Melbourne and Professor Michele Ruyters of RMIT University, calls for an independent inquiry into the 1990 conviction of Stephen “Shorty” Jamieson, who is serving a life sentence…
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Prerogative of Mercy, Pardons, and Criminal Law Review Commissions
Table of Contents On April 24, 2024, Dr Robert Cavanagh, barrister-at-law, presented a lecture to the bar association entitled: “Prerogative of Mercy, Pardons, and Criminal Law Review Commissions: Why bother changing a system that has been in existence for 100 years?”…
The Conviction of Kathleen Folbigg
The following account is designed to provide a brief overview of the prosecution of Kathleen Folbigg and her attempts to gain her freedom. Overview Facts In 2003 Kathleen Folbigg stood trial on four counts of murder and one of maliciously…
Mark Basa – Released From Custody
Mark Basa has been at the Villawood Detention Centre for several years. Without warning and in the middle of the night, he was recently taken from Villawood to Perth where he stayed for a number of weeks. Then, again in the middle of the night and without warning, he was taken in chains to Christmas Island.
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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…