Patterson's Appeal Hearing: Allegations of Injustice and Irregularities

Patterson's appeal hearing continues with allegations of injustice and irregularities. The prisoner claims that faulty evidence was accepted in the first instance court and that there was an irregularity in the isolation of the jury. His lawyer stated that evidence such as Facebook messages, cell tower records and mushroom images were irrelevant to the case or created unfair prejudice. He also argued that there was a 'fundamental irregularity' in the jury's segregation which fatally damaged the credibility of the verdicts. Patterson requested to watch the hearing via live video link from the high-security Dame Phyllis Frost Center Prison in Melbourne's western suburbs. Court of Appeal judges will decide whether the reasons given justify granting Patterson permission to appeal his conviction before hearing the arguments in detail.