The 76-year-old is seeking to overturn his conviction for sexual activity with a teenage student after a bid to appeal his murder verdict failed.
n has challenged a guilty verdict for sexual activity with one of his teenage students after losing a bid to appeal his murder verdict.
His total sentence for the charge was mostly subsumed into his full 24-year sentence for murdering his wife Lynette Dawson in January 1982, merely adding one year to his non-parole period.Disgusting discovery at Aussie beach sparks warning to dog ownersDawson's carnal knowledge challenge came briefly before the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal on Thursday and a two-hour hearing was scheduled for late-March.
In handing down the verdict, Judge Sarah Huggett failed to take into account evidence of when precisely Dawson had sex with the teen student, the appeal documents said. His total sentence for the charge was mostly subsumed into his full 24-year sentence for murdering his wife .
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