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Canberra barristers blame ACT's falling criminal conviction rate on 'cowboy' police who rely on illegal evidence

The ACT Magistrates Court's guilty rate plummeted in 2019-20 and 2020-21. (ABC News: Ian Cutmore)

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has rejected a claim by a senior Canberra barrister that a steep drop in the criminal conviction rate is partially due to shoddy police work and a "cowboy" culture among some officers.

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