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Woman who shot blind husband guilty of murder

A woman who fatally shot her blind husband with a double-barrelled shotgun as he slept in their home has been found guilty of murder.

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'Walking on eggshells all my life': Killer alleges emotionally abusive marriage

Dale Lee Vella, 54, broke down in tears multiple times as she gave evidence before a NSW Supreme Court jury on Tuesday.

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Fallen NRL star Jarryd Hayne taken back into jail after rape convictions

Jarryd Hayne is back behind bars after a NSW Supreme Court judge reversed a decision to continue his bail after he was last week found guilty of raping a woman in the Hunter on the night of the 2018 NRL grand final.

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Jury discharged in hotel hallway murder trial

The jury has been discharged in a NSW Supreme Court murder trial over a fatal fight in the hallway of a Sydney CBD serviced apartment building.

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Final verdict in Plutus tax scheme’s mammoth trial

Almost 11 months after the trial began in the NSW Supreme Court, the last remaining person accused of conspiring against the Commonwealth has learned his fate.

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Final verdict in 'Ben Hur' tax scheme's marathon trial

Almost 11 months after the trial began in the NSW Supreme Court, the last remaining person accused of conspiring against the Commonwealth has learned his fate.

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NSW murder trial scrapped after SA case prompts High Court to redfine ‘joint criminal enterprise’

NSW jurors dismissed after a High Court decision radically changes law regarding joint criminal enterprise and constructive murder.

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'Lunatics running asylum': Magistrate goes on 'regrettable' rant in school slap case

Queanbeyan's magistrate called a seven-year-old boy a "delinquent" during a tirade.

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Lawyer's 'scandal' with ex-Liberal lover back in court

The ex-lover of former Liberal minister Craig Laundy has said she was threatened, lied about and harassed at her home after ending their two-year long affair.

AAP

John Barilaro, Stuart Ayres sued by senior public servant Jenny West, who missed out on plum US trade job

A woman suing John Barilaro and Stuart Ayres says they knew she would suffer "reputational and economic damage" after withdrawing an offer for a plum US trade commissioner job.

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Son of former ATO deputy commissioner found guilty over role in $105m tax fraud

Adam Cranston, the son of former ATO deputy commissioner Michael Cranston, is found guilty by a NSW Supreme Court jury over his role in a $105 million tax-fraud scheme — believed to be the largest in Australian history.

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John Bowie's only living child begs to know what he did with her mother's body 40 years after disappearance

The daughter of convicted murderer John Bowie tells the NSW Supreme Court that she often still feels like "the angry little girl that lost her mum".

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University of Newcastle's new graduates ready to lawyer up

After a long, hard slog, late nights and studying by the book, Newcastle's newest lawyers were admitted in at a ceremonial sitting of the NSW Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Andrew Bell on Friday.

Newcastle Herald

Scott Johnson's killer's shock revelation over the phone before his final plea to manslaughter

The 27-year-old's death, at the cliffs of a gay beat in Manly, sparked one of Sydney's longest-running mysteries.

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Woman's remorse for killing ex-partner questioned

A woman found guilty of killing her ex-partner with her car after she discovered him with another woman has failed to show remorse, a prosecutor says.

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Court not a 'soapbox': Libs barrister defending lawsuit

A lawyer who says she was blocked from preselection for a federal parliament seat is suing the Liberal Party's NSW division, which wants her claim thrown out.

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Former TV host O'Keefe has assault charges withdrawn

The former television presenter has had assault charges dropped after an alleged victim left the country, but Andrew O'Keefe's court dramas aren't over.

Newcastle Herald

'Deadlocked': Hung jury over one of Danielle's alleged killers

Hopelessly deadlocked, the jury in the trial of one of Danielle Easey's alleged killers has been discharged after being unable to reach a unanimous or majority verdict.

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Kevin Smith denies stabbing murder at Jesmond, will face trial

Kevin George Smith, the man accused of killing Daniel Pettersson during a confrontation inside a house at Jesmond in January, has pleaded not guilty to murder and will face a trial in NSW Supreme Court.

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No Xmas bail for Eddie Obeid and son

Former NSW Labor minister Eddie Obeid and his son Moses have lost their bid for bail pending the hearing of their conviction appeals in April.

Newcastle Herald

'A grave act of gratuitous violence': Chadley Sheridan jailed for murdering autistic boy at Charlestown

A man who strangled a 16-year-old autistic boy to death in his bed at Charlestown while he was suffering a drug-induced psychosis was on Friday jailed for a maximum of 25 years in NSW Supreme Court.

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Accused drug trafficker eyes courier role

An accused drug trafficker's desire to work as a courier has raised the eyebrows of a Sydney judge in a failed bid for more lenient bail conditions.

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'Inadequate' sentence extended for NSW man who choked and raped estranged wife

The NSW Supreme Court finds the man's original sentence, which enabled him to be released on parole next week, was inadequate and did not reflect a "crime of significant domestic violence".

Newcastle Herald

Man accused of Cessnock tip murder claims he is unfit to stand trial

Lawyers for Adam Bidner, accused of hitting a rival scrap metal collector with his car and leaving him for dead at the Cessnock waste management facility in 2020, claim he is unfit to stand trial due to a traumatic brain injury he suffered in a car accident a number of…

Newcastle Herald

Mount Hutton woman accused of masterminding horrific abduction to apply for bail

A Mount Hutton woman accused of masterminding a horrific abduction where another woman was repeatedly tortured over a 24-hour period before allegedly attempting to influence a witness in the case will launch a bid for bail in the NSW Supreme Court next week.

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