A flurry of death threats, doctored witness statements, sexual flings with police officers and a convicted murderer walking free — the Lawyer X royal commission has turned up no shortage of bombshells.
The work of the royal commission was central to the decision to quash Mr Orman's 20-year jail term for being the getaway driver in the 2002 Port Melbourne shooting of Victor Peirce.
Former criminal barrister Nicola Gobbo explains why she became a police informer against some of Melbourne's most notorious underworld identities. So great was the evidence of a miscarriage of justice in the case, the Victorian Government intervened and sent his appeal case back to the courts.It was ruled on the facts Ms Gobbo had prevented Mr Orman from getting a fair trial and a retrial would be unjust.One of Ms Gobbo's clients-turned-supergrass made more than 30 statements to police helping secure jail time for multiple criminals, but Ms Gobbo bragged to her police handlers that she had edited them all.
The Lawyer X scandal has rocked the justice system in Victoria. What did the top cops know? Four Corners investigates.Ms Gobbo described the secret doctoring as a"well-thought-out plan" but said the idea might have come from the former boss of the Purana Taskforce, Jim O'Brien.To date, the inquiry has heard serious allegations that could warrant criminal charges, including perverting the course of justice.
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