Patterson will have her case fast-tracked to the Supreme Court, avoiding the need for a committal hearing.
Alleged killer mushroom cook Erin Patterson will have her case fast-tracked to the Supreme Court after pleading not guilty to all charges.
Defence barrister Colin Mandy, SC, said his client had elected to have the matter fast-tracked to a higher court, avoiding the need for a committal, where evidence against Patterson would have been tested publicly for the first time.faced court last month But on Tuesday, Mandy said the option to go straight to the Supreme Court and bypass a committal had been explained to Patterson and she had accepted that path.Don Patterson, Gail Patterson, Heather Wilkinson and Ian Wilkinson were poisoned by the mushroom meal.
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