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Elizabeth Hall: Criminal Defence Lawyer on the verdict of the Philip Polkinghorne trial

Elizabeth Hall: Criminal Defence Lawyer on the verdict of the Philip Polkinghorne trial

The Mike Hosking Breakfast · Newstalk ZB

September 23, 20242m 52s

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A criminal defence lawyer says the Polkinghorne trial is an example of the criminal justice system working.  

A jury has found eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne not guilty of the murder or manslaughter of his wife Pauline Hanna at their Remuera home in April 2021.  

The verdict —given at the High Court in Auckland yesterday— followed 10 hours of deliberations over two days. 

Criminal defence lawyer Elizabeth Hall told Mike Hosking what we’ve seen play out is justice working. 

She says both the Crown and defence have worked very hard, the verdict is what it is, and New Zealanders need to see that it's justice working.  

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