A QUARTER of criminals who have
their convictions overturned and win the right to a fresh trial then
plead guilty to the original charge, judges have been told.
And alleged paedophiles are more likely than any other offenders to win their appeals and walk free without a retrial.
The details highlight the difficulties in explaining legal technicalities to victims, said Howard Brown, the spokesman for the Victims of Crime Assistance League.
The NSW Judicial Commission has followed up every case before the state's highest court, the Court of Criminal Appeal, over eight years, including the 206 cases in which the court quashed convictions for crimes from murder to rape and ordered new trials. More Read
And alleged paedophiles are more likely than any other offenders to win their appeals and walk free without a retrial.
The details highlight the difficulties in explaining legal technicalities to victims, said Howard Brown, the spokesman for the Victims of Crime Assistance League.
The NSW Judicial Commission has followed up every case before the state's highest court, the Court of Criminal Appeal, over eight years, including the 206 cases in which the court quashed convictions for crimes from murder to rape and ordered new trials. More Read
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