THE state's highest court will sit in Newcastle in December for only the second time since 2005 when the three-judge panel will determine one of the Hunter's biggest cases in recent memory.
The Newcastle Herald revealed last month that lawyers for Sayle Kenneth Newson, convicted of murdering Carly McBride, had filed their all grounds appeal and submissions to the Court of Criminal Appeal, arguing the 46-year-old should be acquitted or a new trial ordered due to what they say were errors made by the judge, including not allowing the defence to explore an alleged "financial motive" of a key witness.
