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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Nino Bucci

Man convicted of murder of US mathematician Scott Johnson lodges appeal days after guilty plea

Undated image of Scott Johnson on a rocky landscape looking at camera.
Undated image of Scott Johnson, who was found dead at the base of a cliff near Manly’s North Head in 1988 in a suspected gay hate crime. Photograph: New South Wales police

The man convicted of the cold case murder of US mathematician Scott Johnson has lodged an appeal, only days after he stunned his lawyers by pleading guilty.

Lawyers for Scott White, 50, lodged an appeal this week in the New South Wales court of criminal appeal against his conviction, Guardian Australia has confirmed.

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