The Man who wasn't There

Hugh Selby


A wrongful conviction is a blot on our legal system. Sadly, exposing and correcting that blot is a long, long process.


This podcast series is a short, easy to follow, expose of how a legal system has been corrupted, not by money in this instance, but by a way of thinking characterised by ineptitude, inflexibility, laziness, and the arrogance of power.


Those seeking more information can find it at https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/legislative-council/tabled-papers/2021-50th-parliament/LCTP14_31_08_2021.pdf


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Episodes

Episode 7 -  There's a simple note that you can send
Aug 24 2022
Episode 7 - There's a simple note that you can send
No body. No weapon. So it’s a circumstantial case and it can be put together using ‘links in a chain’ or ‘strands in a cable’ – but only if those links or strands are sound. They ain’t.And then there’s the evidence repeatedly given by the look out girl in the years since the trial, directly against what she told the jury. She fessed up.You’d think this would require serious attention to giving her an immunity from prosecution. You’d be wrong. Seems that it has been decided to write her off, even sink her, thereby giving me continued good luck.Now those who decide things in Tasmania seem to have decided to let both the look out girl and the wrongfully convicted woman rot while I roam around.If you think that’s a tad unfair then only an independent Commission of Inquiry can expose all the twists, turns and knots in this story.If you support such an Inquiry then let the Chief Justice know. Do that by pasting the following short note into the Supreme Court’s website contact form as follows:Go to https://www.supremecourt.tas.gov.au/contact-us/  Dear Chief Justice,Please advise the Premier and the Attorney General that the interests of justice, along with community confidence in our police, our prosecution service, and the courts, warrant an immediate independent Commission of Inquiry into the conviction of Sue Neill-Fraser for the murder of her partner Bob Chappell.-----------------For those listeners with an interest in advocacy skills in courts/tribunals please explore the 20 episode podcast 'Advocacy in Court - preparation and performance'. Available on Kindle is an inexpensive book by the same title. The author is Hugh Selby. Also on Kindle by Hugh are 'Liar Games' and ' The Bone Cancer'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.