Current Trial The Teachers Pet Podcast & Chris Dawson's Murder Trial * New Carnal Knowledge Trial

[BFew]

Doubt the Judge would be talking about motive if he was working up to "no guilty".

He has to address motive either way, since the Prosecution case against Chris Dawson would have included Chris Dawson's alleged motive(s) in allegedly murdering Lynette Dawson.

 

[HairyO]

He sure is dragging it out!

3 hours. I think he is enjoying the limelight.

 

[BFew]

Lunchbreak until 1:30pm

 

[Xtreme]

He sure is dragging it out!

The judge saw the coverage of the Patrick Cripps appeal and said HOLD MY BEER!

 

[Tues]

Lunchbreak until 1:30pm

Thank Christ! *runs to grind coffee beans....

 

[spike101]

Lunchbreak until 1:30pm

Should have started earlier and precised his summation and got to the nitty gritty by now; his reasoning could be published later in the day. I would have a cyanide pill in my mouth if the verdict went against me. The thought of what life behind bars would be like would be enough to put me off from going in.

 

[spike101]

Justice Harrison stops short of calling Mr Cooper a liar.
However, finds his evidence as completely unreliable, and his evidence incorrect, as Justice Harrison thinks that Lynette Dawson was already dead!

Shades of Peter Cook and Mr Jeremy Thrope?

 

[Angry Red Bull]

Seems clear what the verdict will be: guilty. Pretty brave decision if so based upon the evidence.

Am a little concerned at Harrison behaviour 3 hrs in. So many pauses and 'um'ls' and 'ahs'. Doesn't inspire confidence I have to say.

Surely they could give a summary judgement followed by reasons. Seems pretty unreasonable for it to drag on like this really

 

[Lady O]

Seems clear what the verdict will be: guilty. Pretty brave decision if so based upon the evidence.

Am a little concerned at Harrison behaviour 3 hrs in. So many pauses and 'um'ls' and 'ahs'. Doesn't inspire confidence I have to say.

Surely they could give a summary judgement followed by reasons. Seems pretty unreasonable for it to drag on like this really

He might be hoping the suspense will kill him?

 

[BFew]

Justice Harrison just dismissed Ms Grantham's face in the mud by the pool evidence! Wow!

 

[tombomb]

Seems clear what the verdict will be: guilty. Pretty brave decision if so based upon the evidence.

Am a little concerned at Harrison behaviour 3 hrs in. So many pauses and 'um'ls' and 'ahs'. Doesn't inspire confidence I have to say.

Surely they could give a summary judgement followed by reasons. Seems pretty unreasonable for it to drag on like this really

Not sure about that.

 

[BFew]

Seems like Justice Harrison is negating that Chris Dawson had a propensity for physical violence against Lynette Dawson.

Is Justice Harrison going to use this to argue that there could not have been an accidental death from a violent confrontation between them resulting in an accidental death or manslaughter, leaving only a pre-meditated murder by Chris Dawson as the only other beyond reasonable doubt reason for Lynette Dawson's assumed death on or about 12 Jan 1982?

 

[BFew]

Seems like Justice Harrison is negating that Chris Dawson had a propensity for physical violence against Lynette Dawson.

Yep. Something like this.

Justice Harrison has just said that the evidence provided does not lead him to conclude that Chris Dawson had a "tendency" of violent/abusive behavior towards Lynette Dawson. (including the Lynette Dawson bruising evidence)

 

[craffles]

Without Hedley there was no case, with Hedley it looks there is no case. Damned if you do, damned if you don't?

 

[BFew]

Lies as consciousness of guilt of the charge of murder (Justice Harrison has a section on this in his judgement that he referred to but did not elaborate on).

I found the below in relation to this area of law in NSW

Consciousness of guilt, lies and flight

www.judcom.nsw.gov.au

'The Crown can rely upon the accused’s post-offence conduct as evidence of a consciousness of guilt.......

 

[TommyD13]

How many more sheets of paper left in that ******* binder

 

[BFew]

15,877 and going down as people go shopping

20k watching now

 

[BFew]

Whatever the verdict, Justice Harrison's conclusion on the matter of domestic violence are not going down well.

He might even be sent on a training course about the history of Domestic Violence, after what he appears to have written in his Dawson Judgement, and said today at trial on this matter and Lynette Dawson.

 

[Lady O]

20k watching now

Where can I find it? He must be winding up soon!

 

[BFew]

Where can I find it? He must be winding up soon!

 

[checkraiseulite]

it’s ridiculous that he hasn’t given the verdict at the outset and then explained his reasoning.

 

[jungle666]

* he's starting to stumble

 

[BFew]

During the all important motive section he's elaborating on now, Justice Harrison just looked over to what is probably a clock on the wall.

 

[BFew]

Did Justice Harrison just eye off the accused just then, when he scratched his face?

And a 2nd time a minute later?

 

[tombomb]

it’s ridiculous that he hasn’t given the verdict at the outset and then explained his reasoning.

I don't think it is designed to be a made for tv event.