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Radio New Zealand
December 17 1998
Court of Appeal Reserves Peter Ellis Bail Request
The Court of Appeal has reserved its decision on a second bail application by
convicted Christchurch child sex abuser Peter Ellis.
Ellis is well into a ten-year jail sentence imposed in 1993 for sexually
abusing children at the Christchurch Civic Creche.
He is also waiting for a rare, second appeal hearing which was granted after
his case was referred to the Governor-General.
Today the Court decided that appeal will be heard by five Judges, beginning
at the end of May next year.
Ellis's lawyer Judith Ablett-Kerr told the Court a combination of factors
make it an extraordinary case, and there are indications his appeal claiming
a miscarriage of justice has some merit.
But the Crown says nothing significant has changed since his first bail
request
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