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The Latest Breaking News from ACT Supreme Court

Murderer admits fatally bashing man in apparent case of mistaken identity

The 50-year-old bashed an older Kambah man in the dark, apparently under the impression the victim was a drug dealer.

The Canberra Times

Former Ainslie Football Club coach Stephen Porter sentenced to 20 years in jail for child sex offences

Disgraced former Ainslie football coach Stephen Porter has been jailed for 20 years by the ACT Supreme Court after he admitted to child sex offences.

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Man admits to role in violent robbery in ACT Supreme Court, says he gained nothing and had no intention of carrying out threats

Omar Haddara tells the ACT Supreme Court he had agreed to help an old friend collect a debt, but wasn't going to gain anything from it.

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'Malicious intent': Knife-wielding burglar undone by own blood trail

The offender left an 8cm cut to his victim's forehead during the 2021 altercation.

The Canberra Times

'Did you get what you wanted?': Influencer 'crippled' by rape challenges 'deranged animal'

"You stripped me, figuratively and literally," the victim told her rapist in a statement read to the ACT Supreme Court.

The Canberra Times

Alleged Kambah killer to face murder trial this year

The 50-year-old has previously complained about his case "dragging on".

The Canberra Times

Ex-cop sacked over fake rape case perjury 'an honest person', court told

It was unreasonable for a jury to convict the former police officer, whose honesty was "crystal clear", his barrister has argued.

The Canberra Times

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Canberra drug dealer accused of lying about who shot him due to 'anti-snitching' culture

An ACT Supreme Court jury is urged to consider whether a group of bikies might have been responsible for a shooting in Canberra last year, during which a drug dealer was shot in the face.

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'Good luck' all that saved man after jaw 'broken into small pieces', jury told

A gunman "wasn't shooting to scare or injure" when he shot a man in the face, a prosecutor says.

The Canberra Times

Meet the criminals straightened out by 'transformational' sentencing

Eight offenders have graduated from the ACT Supreme Court's drug and alcohol sentencing list. None have reoffended.

The Canberra Times

'No reason someone should die': Witness says man shot with 'no justification'

An attempted murder trial has heard the man was shot because of unsubstantiated rumours he was "a kiddie fiddler".

The Canberra Times

Alleged shooter was 'going to whack' suspected 'kiddie fiddler', attempted murder trial told

The accused gunman and two others have gone on trial in the ACT Supreme Court.

The Canberra Times

Watchdog singles out ACT court for 'extremely unusual' decision in secret trial of former military intelligence officer that 'should not have happened'

The top-secret trial, conviction, sentencing and jailing of a former military intelligence officer known as Witness J has been described as "unusual" and "unprecedented", with one of Australia's national security watchdogs warning it "should never happen again".

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Bruce Shillingsworth Jr committed to stand trial in ACT Supreme Court over alleged involvement in arson of Old Parliament House

A major player in anti-government demonstrations outside Old Parliament House in Canberra is committed for trial in the ACT Supreme Court.

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Alleged Old Parliament House fire 'ringleader' queries 'origin of power'

Bruce Shillingsworth jnr has been committed to the ACT Supreme Court to stand trial on charges connected with last year's damaging blaze.

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Canberra woman Lila Walto jailed for ramming ACT corrective services vehicle to break partner out of prison

A brazen escape plan by Lila Walto to spring her partner from jail has landed her with a six-year prison term in the ACT Supreme Court.

The Canberra Times

Jaw-breaking culprit released over knife thrust in 'unexplained drunken anger'

The offender was on a court order for breaking a man's jaw when he used a knife as a weapon.

ABC News

Australian Federal Police Association slams sentence for Canberra drug-driver who crashed stolen Mercedes into cop car

The incident occurred in October last year when the young man attempted to avoid police by driving along a footpath before loosing traction, doing a 180-degree turn, accelerating and crashing head on into a police car.

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ACT Supreme Court formally ends prosecution of Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery

The ACT Supreme Court formally ends the prosecution of Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery as his legal team considers seeking costs for the case, which has spanned four years.

The Canberra Times

'Voice in my head' prompts woman to touch girl's vaginal area for protection

A woman who touched her daughter's vaginal area also bashed her using a belt and boot.

The Canberra Times

'Grateful' NSW residents closer to being heard in Orroral Valley fire inquiry

The Chief Coroner refusing a group of Bumbalong residents from taking part in the inquiry was an error, the ACT Supreme Court has found.

ABC News

Chidi Okwechime guilty of raping, choking woman he met during night out at Canberra club

An ACT Supreme Court jury finds 34-year-old Chidi Okwechime guilty of raping and choking a woman he met while out in Canberra's city centre.

The Canberra Times

Retired ACT chief justice selected as anti-corruption watchdog commissioner

Helen Murrell SC left the ACT Supreme Court in March after more than eight years at the helm.

ABC News

Judge takes aim at Lisa Wilkinson's mention of Brittany Higgins in Logies speech as Bruce Lehrmann's rape trial delayed

Brittany Higgins's accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann is granted a temporary stay on his trial after journalist Lisa Wilkinson, who interviewed Ms Higgins, gave a speech at the Logie Awards on Sunday night.

The Canberra Times

'So disrespected': Influencer clashes with rape trial lawyer, details 60 Minutes hopes

She accused the barrister of trying to "trick" her, and later stopped mid-sentence as she said he was "really not a nice -".

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