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An appeal for Peter Ellis,
convicted of child sex abuse at His appeal was to have begun on
May 31 but this week the Court of Appeal received a new and wider reference
from the Governor-General. In a statement released yesterday,
a court spokesman said the appeal would now be heard on July 5. Counsel for Ellis and the Crown
discussed the new timetable at a private hearing at the court on Monday. An earlier appeal was dismissed
but Ellis got a rare second appeal after petitioning the Governor-General. The Governor-General first
referred the matter back to the Court of Appeal a year ago. Since then Ellis'
lawyers have been asking for the scope of the appeal to be widened. Last week the Governor-General
announced the terms would be extended. Ellis is still serving the 10-year
prison term imposed on him. He was refused bail pending the appeal hearing. |
