As it happened: Erin Patterson appeals guilty verdict for mushroom murders
Prosecutors in the Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial have rejected defense claims of a 'fundamental irregularity' regarding jury conduct. The prosecution argued there is no evidence of improper contact between jurors and police or prosecutors during the trial.
Why it matters
The integrity of jury trials is a cornerstone of the legal system, and challenges to this integrity can impact the validity of high-profile criminal verdicts.
Director of Public Prosecutions Brendan Kissane, KC, is now responding to arguments from Erin Patterson’s lawyers.
He rejected their submission that there was a “fundamental irregularity” in Patterson’s trial as the jury briefly stayed in the same hotel as some prosecutors and police, which the defence argued “fatally undermined the integrity of the verdicts”.
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