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Reed v. Goertz, California v. Texas, and WWH v. Jackson

Justice Kavanaugh's six-page majority opinion does not withstand scrutiny against Justice Thomas's 20-page dissent.

Reason

Deluded Graham Dwyer still denying murder of Elaine O'Hara after appeal fails

Dwyer, 50, is expected to spend up to another 20 years in prison after the three-judge Court of Criminal Appeal rejected his appeal against his murder conviction on Friday.

Irish Mirror

Ex-SNP MP Natalie McGarry loses appeal against £25,000 embezzlement conviction

The Court of Criminal Appeal rejected McGarry's appeal, confirming 'there were strong enough safeguards in place' to give the 41-year-old a fair trial.

Daily Record

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Glasgow gangster will stay in prison for murder of crime writer outside sex club

The Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh rejected Christopher Hughes' appeal against conviction for his part in the execution of Martin Kok in the Netherlands.

Glasgow Live

Riverland drug trafficking police officer Daniel Schatto has sentence reduced after appeal

A former South Australian police officer jailed for drug trafficking will be released from prison on a good behaviour bond after his sentence was found to be "manifestly excessive".

ABC News

House of evil appeal heard in Newcastle

Lawyers for a former brother at one of the most notorious Catholic boys' homes in the country, known as 'the house of evil', on Friday attacked the credibility of some of his victims and pointed to what they said were "key inconsistencies" in their evidence during a Court of Criminal…

Newcastle Herald

'House of evil': brother's appeal against rape, assault convictions

The Court of Criminal Appeal will sit in Newcastle for the first time since 2005 to hear convicted paedophile Daniel Slattery's appeal.

Newcastle Herald

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Notorious SA criminal Rodney Clavell provided police with information after 2009 execution-style murder, court told

South Australian police investigating a 2009 murder failed to disclose key information provided by a notorious criminal to the man charged with the crime, a court has heard.

ABC News

Peter Dansie allowed to appeal against his conviction for murdering his wife who drowned in an Adelaide pond

Australia's highest court has allowed a man found guilty of murdering his wife by pushing her wheelchair into a pond to appeal against his conviction.

ABC News

New appeal ordered in SA drowning murder

The High Court has ordered the SA Court of Criminal Appeal to take a new look at the case of an Adelaide man jailed for the murder of his wheelchair-bound wife.

AAP

Gunman who murdered young father near Glasgow play park has sentence appeal knocked back

Jordan Owens was jailed for life and ordered to serve at least 23 years for the murder of Jamie Lee in Castlemilk. The 28-year-old told the Court of Criminal Appeal it was an "excessive" sentence.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow gangsters who gunned man down in the city street claim 'miscarriage of justice'

Lawyers for Morton Eadie, his son Darren, Ross Fisher, and John Kennedy, have gone to the Court of Criminal Appeal in a bid to try and overturn their convictions for the murder of Kenny Reilly.

Glasgow Live

Former St Pius X teacher Edward "Ted" Hall jailed for assaulting another student

Serial paedophile Edward Smith "Ted" Hall, it appears, will go to his grave maintaining everyone else, all of his accusers, are lying.

Newcastle Herald

Eddie Obeid, Moses Obeid and Ian Macdonald to appeal mine licence conspiracy convictions in 2023

NSW Court of Criminal Appeal hears Eddie Obeid, his son Moses, and Ian Macdonald are set to challenge their convictions and jail sentences.

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Glasgow Live

Actor Kevin Guthrie out of prison after sentence appeal for Glasgow sex attack

The Court of Criminal Appeal reduced the three year sentence imposed at Glasgow Sheriff Court last year to two and the 34-year-old Sunshine on Leith actor was released immediately.

Daily Record

Sunshine on Leith actor Kevin Guthrie freed from jail after winning sentence appeal

On Thursday, lawyers for Guthrie failed in a bid to quash his conviction following a hearing at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh.

Newcastle Herald

Folbigg 'still languishing in a prison cell' but supporters remain 'hopeful'

Helen Cummings has long advocated for Kathleen Folbigg's release

Glasgow Live

Glasgow dad caught with cocaine worth £2.4million 'knew what he was doing'

Graham Curran is beginning a three year prison sentence after the Court of Criminal Appeal quashed the original community payback sentence previously handed down for his part in the drugs trafficking operation.

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Irish Mirror

Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from 'Mr Moonlight' Patrick Quirke over murder conviction

In November, Mr Quirke's appeal was dismissed by the Court of Criminal Appeal.

AAP

Tutor's child abuse convictions quashed

Quy Huy Hoang jailed for 24 years for sexual crimes against children will stand trial again after the High Court quashed his convictions due to a jury member.

ABC News

Sydney News: Court to hand down decision in Liberal Party pre-selection stoush

MORNING BRIEFING: The NSW Court of Criminal Appeal is preparing to deliver judgement in the internal Liberal Party fight over the selection of candidates for this year's Federal Election.

Newcastle Herald

Disgraced former NRL star Jarryd Hayne could walk from jail today if rape conviction appeal is successful

Disgraced former NRL star Jarryd Hayne could walk from jail as early as Monday afternoon if an appeal against his rape convictions is successful in the Court of Criminal Appeal.

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