Experts spoken to by Guardian Australia agreed that while the latter two appeared flimsy, an appeal on the basis of unreasonableness may have a high chance of success. The Kid and The Choirboy – the harrowing story of George Pell's victims Read moreUniversity of Melbourne law school’s criminal appeals and procedure expert, Professor Jeremy Gans, said this was a commonly used grounds for appeal. They are looking for an actual miscarriage of justice.”The final grounds Richter will appeal on is the composition of the jury. Facebook Twitter Pinterest George Pell’s defence barrister Robert Richter (left). “No judge would decide not to allow an appeal in such a high-stakes trial,” Gans said.

Source: The Guardian February 28, 2019 05:24 UTC