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No. G9 of 41978
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ON ADF
of the
ORDER
JUDGPS PAG ORD UE: EMATHERS, Colo
DATE OT OR "1 DECEMELK 1
WHERE BETIS : CANBCRRA
THE COURT CADERS DEAT:
1. The appeal be allowed.
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9 of 1978
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AMES TAM ST TAYLGR
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thereof the matter
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IN THR PEDELARAL COURT OF
AUSTPALTAM CAPTT TL
DISTRICT REGISTRY GENERAL DIVISTON
ey
OF AUSTRALIA
No. 9 of 1978
ON_APPPAL from the Supreme Court of
the Auscralzan Capital 'errivory
BETVE EN: JAMS EMT TYLOR
Appe llant
AND: Tre Cuevil
Smithers, Connor and Franki JJ.
REASOUS FOR. JUDIE PP
SMITEPRS J.:
In April. 1978 James Einest Taylor was tried in the
Supreme Court of the Australian Copital Territory on the
charge that on or about 4 October 1977 ke murcered a young gir
Greta Penticoss. He pleaded not guilty and reased
the defence of insanity.
The evidence for the Crorm included ovidence of police officers who had conducted intervievs with the accused shortly aftor the death of Greta Penticoss and who deposed io statements made to them by the accused. In substance th-se statements weve to the effect that the eccused remeirbered the events of the night and morning of 3 and 4 Ociober auite well and his own part therein. In short he said that he
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