There’s a new podcast The Mushroom Cook on crime x.
Is the court system the same as the UK?Latest, Erin wants her case heard locally instead of in Melbourne which will push her hearing back until possibly the end of the year.
Meanwhile she's still in jail (Dame Phyllis Frost for women.)
Accused mushroom killer fights to keep case local amid video link bungle — Herald Sun
Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson has asked for her case be heard at the Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court, as her first court appearance in five months was delayed after her legal team failed to appear due to video link mix up.apple.news
I'm not sure, tbh! What I gathered was the case may be referred to Supreme Court, bypassing the local courts. I'm sorry I can't be of more help, I'm not really au fait with the court system and how things work.Is the court system the same as the UK?
Is so, won't the magistrates court refer the case to the Crown court?
(or whatever the next court is called - District court?)
I could see her opting for the magistrate court if she was pleading guilty to some lesser charge and had done a deal.I'm not sure, tbh! What I gathered was the case may be referred to Supreme Court, bypassing the local courts. I'm sorry I can't be of more help, I'm not really au fait with the court system and how things work.
I don't know why she wants to be tried locally, Melbourne is less than 2 hours from where she is now.