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I see. Do think that Clive Palmer is genuine in all his litigation or just rolls the dice because he reckons he has a chance ?
Palmer can bear the cost of his gambles. He isn't going to jail. Are you implying Hayne took a calculated risk around raping someone? He went there because he thought she was up for it, and never stopped thinking that.
He admitted to rape while claiming it was consensual. His testimony was what got him convicted. He just doesn't understand consent.
What process was unsafe? The only unsafe behaviour reported during the legal process was from his "supporters" toward the victim.
It seems over the course of his various trials and guilty verdicts, Hayne's been given the sentence that was originally deemed appropriate.
The context was that Palmer and Hayne were in a position to roll the dice because the had the funds to do so. I dare say that the majority of merkins up for rape would have legal aid defending them. Hayne briefed Margaret Cunneen SC FFS.
Nope
First sentence yes.
He’s entitled to appeal, he didn’t design the system.
None of which answers why you thought the process was unsafe?
Exactly. He didn't think what he did was rape.
Yeah, if he thought what he did was wrong he wouldn't have given the testimony he gave. He either would've pleaded guilty or lied.
OR maybe knew all along and his bank account keeps talking to him, telling him to give it another go ?
My understanding is that he has one further appeal process left to him - but there is a threshold for new evidence that must be met before that appeal can be granted.
He is being dealt with the same as everyone else, and has resumed serving the sentence he was given before previous appeals. If anything, he received special treatment to be out on bail during those retrials.
And Jarryd is among the 11% that was convicted - and convicted twice on these charges in fact.
No-one's chomping away at any aspect of the legal system. Hayne has not been treated unfairly at all.
Maybe there is enough wealth then for his wife to wait for him on the other side... but there was talk (in the desperation of the sentencing hearing) that she might have to move to the country as a result of jailed Hayne's fall in income/wasted legal expenditure.
His conviction was overturned on appeal. He appeal court said the finding at first instance was junk and unfair to him.
Often when I talk to clients, we talk about what makes “commercial sense”.
Hayne and his team's lack of action speaks volumes about whether there is any new admissible evidence to justify an further appeal. Remembering their previous appeal lost on its two main attempted grounds (and only gained the retrial on minor technicality).
I suspect the civil matter will proceed, because as previously stated I predict his well paid legal team will shortly indicate there won't be any final appeal.
Why would the courts approve bail when he's serving a sentence? The courts graciously gave him three weeks bail between verdict and sentencing - a luxury not usually granted to your average sexual assault offender.
Has he lodged his second appeal? I don't believe so, but might have missed it...
The first trial was overturned for a re-trial, based on minor technicaility in instructions to the jury. However the conviction was never found to be junk and unfair to him...
If you have any evidence to suggest that you are entitled to freedom... or rights beyond that of a (twice) convicted criminal.
He is reported to have filed his appeal in late September.
