Live: No indication Patterson had 'innocent interest' in mushrooms, prosecutor says
Triple murderer Erin Patterson continues her bid to have her conviction overturned in the Court of Appeal, while the Office of Public Prosecutions launches its own appeal to have a harsher sentence imposed that removes any chance of parole.
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Patterson's team arrives
By Melissa Brown
By Melissa Brown
Barristers Richard Edney and Veronika Drago are representing Erin Patterson in court.
They're assisted by Bill Doogue and Ophelia Hollway.
The team arrived at the Supreme Court a short time ago.
What was argued yesterday?
By Melissa Brown
By Melissa Brown
A big feature of the first day of the hearing was the blunder that saw the jury placed in the same hotel in Morwell as the police informant and some solicitors from the Office of Public Prosecutions during deliberations over the verdicts.
The defence argued it was a "catastrophic" error as it could have led to direct or indirect contact between a jury member and a party to the trial.
They said that contact could have been as little as a jury member looking through a window and seeing one of the other parties.
But the OPP described that argument as "far-fetched" and without substance.
You can read more about what happened yesterday here:
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Welcome to day two
By Melissa Brown
By Melissa Brown
Good morning and thanks for joining the live blog.
The second day of Erin Patterson's appeal hearing is about to start in the Court of Appeal in Melbourne.
Judd Boaz and I will bring you all of today's arguments as the Office of Public Prosecutions responds to the defence teams grounds for appeal against Patterson's convictions.
The OPP is also expected to launch its appeal against Patterson's minimum sentence, urging the court to take away her chance for parole.
Court reporter Kristian Silva is again inside Courtroom 1 in the Supreme Court of Victoria, with the hearing scheduled to start at 10:15am.
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