AUSTRALIA
AAP
April 7, 2020
By Karen Sweeney
Cardinal George Pell’s acquittal is the third time in six months Australia’s High Court has unanimously overturned a jury verdict.
In each of the decisions since September, the acquittals followed failed bids in state appeal courts.
But lawyers say despite the cluster, those decisions are still rare given the hurdles appeals have to overcome to even get before a full bench of the country’s top judges.
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