NRL: Jarryd Hayne has successfully overturned his conviction for raping a woman, meaning a 4th trial is now on the cards.
The NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions said on Tuesday it had determined another trial would not proceed.
“Having carefully considered the many competing factors that inform the assessment of the public interest in this case, the ODPP has determined not to proceed to a fourth trial against Mr Hayne,” a statement read. “The decision was made in accordance with the Prosecution Guidelines. As the reasons for the decision are legally privileged, they will not be disclosed and the ODPP will not comment further.”Watch every game of every round this NRL Telstra Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks during play on Kayo. New to Kayo?Hayne walked from prison earlier this month after his rape convictions were overturned on appeal, finding a miscarriage of justice had taken place at his third trial.
He spent more than a year behind bars with the court leaving it up to the state’s top prosecutor to determine whether another trial was required. Justice Deborah Sweeney, one of the judges who decided the appeal in Hayne’s favour two to one, had said that in light of “the history of this matter, to put the applicant on trial for a fourth time would not be in the interests of justice”.
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