McGee WILL face court for perverting justice

Here's hoping he actually does get what's coming to him. He could do with a
reminder that the rules actually *do* apply to him as well as everyone else.

"Resound" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Here's hoping he actually does get what's coming to him. He could do with
a reminder that the rules actually *do* apply to him as well as everyone
else.
Unless of course he can convince the court that SOMEONE ELSE was driving
his car that he lent it to but seemed to somehow drop off the face of the
earth.......>

"DJ" wrote

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"Resound" wrote

Quoted message said:

Here's hoping he actually does get what's coming to him. He could do with
a reminder that the rules actually *do* apply to him as well as everyone
else.
Unless of course he can convince the court that SOMEONE ELSE was driving
his car that he lent it to but seemed to somehow drop off the face of the
earth.......>

In my limited reading of this case I don't believe it has ever been disputed
that he was driving the car at the time.

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Peter

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Peter Signorini said:

In my limited reading of this case I don't believe it has ever been disputed
that he was driving the car at the time.

I suspect DJ is referring to another case going on in Sydney at the moment.

Parbs

fyi - Wheels of Justice press release that mentions the McGee case and the Mentone incident. Unfortunately a nasty little gremlin crept into spell check at approx 2.30am. All fixed now, we blame Microsoft. Honest.

Wheels of Justice Media Release
http://www.woj.com.au/2006/08/29/wheels-of-justice-media-release/

pdf file:
http://www.woj.com.au/WoJMediaReleaseAug06.pdf

cfsmtb said:

fyi - Wheels of Justice press release

Well said in all respects.

Donga

One word: Cool.
Jock

"cfsmtb" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Via Ninemsn: McGee WILL face court for perverting justice. Background
news articles can be found on WoJ site.

1. McGee Case News Articles
http://www.woj.com.au/category/mcgee-case/

2. Kapunda Road Royal Commission
http://www.woj.com.au/category/kapunda-road-royal-commission/

3. McGee Contempt of Court Case News Articles
http://www.woj.com.au/category/mcgee-contempt-of-court-case/

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SA lawyer accused of perverting justice. Monday Aug 28 13:06 AEST
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=125615

Lawyer Eugene McGee is to stand trial on charges of perverting the
course of justice. (AAP)

A prominent Adelaide lawyer and his brother will stand trial on charges
of perverting the course of justice in an investigation relating to a
hit-and-run crash that killed a cyclist.

It is alleged lawyer Eugene Norman McGee and his brother Craig Patrick
McGee obstructed a police investigation into Eugene McGee's involvement
in the crash which killed cyclist Ian Humphrey in 2003.

The brothers appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday when
Magistrate Frederick Field said there was sufficient evidence for the
pair to stand trial in October.

Eugene McGee, who's also a former police prosecutor, was previously
found guilty of driving without due care on the night he hit and killed
Mr Humphrey, before fleeing the scene.

The lawyer and his brother were charged with perverting the course of
justice following a subsequent royal commission which found they
returned to the scene after the crash but did not identify themselves
to police when they were stopped at a roadblock.

The McGees, who both pleaded not guilty to the charges at a May hearing
in the magistrates court, will stand trial in the Supreme Court from
October 3.

They each face maximum penalties of four years in jail.

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cfsmtb

Furiously types something profoundly rude, vulgar and potentially libelous, then thinks the better of it, deletes the three previous sentences and does a control c & v of news article text instead.

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McGees try to stop court case
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,20516882-5006301,00.html
October 03, 2006 11:30am. Article from: AAP

A PROMINENT Adelaide lawyer and his brother will seek a stay on charges of perverting the course of justice in the investigation relating to a hit-and-run crash that killed a cyclist. Lawyer Eugene McGee and his brother Craig appeared in the South Australian District Court for the first time today after being ordered in August to stand trial.

It is alleged the brothers obstructed a police investigation into Eugene McGee's involvement in the crash in 2003 which killed cyclist Ian Humphrey. A former police prosecutor, Eugene McGee was previously found guilty of driving without due care on the night he hit and killed Mr Humphrey, before fleeing the scene.

He was fined $3,100 and disqualified from driving for 12 months. The lawyer and his brother were charged with perverting the course of justice following a subsequent royal commission into the police investigation of the crash.

In court today the pair did not enter pleas and Judge Peter Herriman was told that an application had been filed seeking a stay on the proceedings. Judge Herriman adjourned their case to November 9 for a directions hearing. The brothers remain on bail.

Come on mate, the game is sure up ...

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McGees slam Rann and A-G
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,20529407-5006301,00.html

October 05, 2006 02:08pm
Article from: The Advertiser

EUGENE and Craig McGee claim they cannot get a fair trial because of media coverage and comments made by the Premier and Attorney-General relating to their case.

The brothers are each charged with one count of conspiring to attempt to pervert the course of justice.

In court documents, Eugene says comments made by Premier Mike Rann and Attorney-General Michael Atkinson about the events relating to the charge have “amounted to the disparagement of (his) character and a declaration of his criminal culpability which preclude his ability to have a fair trial.”

Craig claims the comments have “amounted to pre-judgment at the highest level of the applicant’s guilt, thereby rejecting the possibility of a fair trial”.

The charges relate to the hours immediately after Eugene McGee killed cyclist Ian Humphrey in a hit-run collision in November, 2003, and carry a maximum four-year jail term.

The men, seeking a permanent stay of the proceedings, will have the matter heard at a later date.

cfsmtb said:

Come on mate, the game is sure up ...

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McGees slam Rann and A-G
http://tinyurl.com/gbfnu

October 05, 2006 02:08pm
Article from: The Advertiser

EUGENE and Craig McGee claim they cannot get a fair trial because of
media coverage and comments made by the Premier and Attorney-General
relating to their case.

The brothers are each charged with one count of conspiring to attempt
to pervert the course of justice.

In court documents, Eugene says comments made by Premier Mike Rann and
Attorney-General Michael Atkinson about the events relating to the
charge have "amounted to the disparagement of (his) character and a
declaration of his criminal culpability which preclude his ability to
have a fair trial."

Craig claims the comments have "amounted to pre-judgment at the highest
level of the applicant's guilt, thereby rejecting the possibility of a
fair trial".

The charges relate to the hours immediately after Eugene McGee killed
cyclist Ian Humphrey in a hit-run collision in November, 2003, and
carry a maximum four-year jail term.

The men, seeking a permanent stay of the proceedings, will have the
matter heard at a later date.

There's always a risk, when someone calls you a [censored], that you actually
are one. If his character was impugned, I guess he could sue for
defamation, libel, slander etc. ... or not, if he won't win that
either. Not all of this was said in Parliament.

Donga

cfsmtb said:

Come on mate, the game is sure up ...

similar to Dean Sherrif trying to avert people's attention from other activities he has been involved in. Poor Deano coudn't face the firing squad cos he was soooo sick. Hopefully the good people of Banyule will be releaved of his stupidity (not to mention fraud, embezzlement and assault efforts) soon

flyingdutch said:

similar to Dean Sherrif trying to avert people's attention from other activities he has been involved in. Poor Deano coudn't face the firing squad cos he was soooo sick. Hopefully the good people of Banyule will be releaved of his stupidity (not to mention fraud, embezzlement and assault efforts) soon

Cr Dean Sherriff. F-k, now there's blast from the past. What the bet that there's a cockroach in his families ancestry?

flyingdutch said:

cfsmtb said:

Come on mate, the game is sure up ...

similar to Dean Sherrif trying to avert people's attention from other
activities he has been involved in. Poor Deano coudn't face the firing
squad cos he was soooo sick. Hopefully the good people of Banyule will
be releaved of his stupidity (not to mention fraud, embezzlement and
assault efforts) soon

Dutch can you email me some details on this, or a link. Have a bit of a
personal interest.

DaveB

Attempting every ruse possible ..

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Premier 'averted fair trial'
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20533229-2702,00.html
October 06, 2006
LAWYERS representing Adelaide solicitor Eugene McGee and his brother Craig claim South Australian Premier Mike Rann and Attorney-General Michael Atkinson have prevented their clients from receiving a fair trial.

The McGee brothers are facing charges of conspiring to pervert the course of justice on the night Eugene hit and killed cyclist Ian Humphrey while driving on a country road in 2003.

The brothers appeared in the South Australian District Court on Tuesday, where lawyers Jon Lister and Lindy Powell lodged an application to permanently stay the charge on the grounds there had been an "abuse of process".

In a District Court hearing before judge Wayne Chivell yesterday, The Australian won the right to view the reasons why Mr Lister and Ms Powell claimed the charges should be suspended.

Caroline Mealor, representing the Director of Public Prosecutions, failed in an attempt to have the details suppressed during the hearing, after arguing their publication would prevent a fair trial.

The Australian can reveal that Mr Lister and Ms Powell claimed a future trial would not be fair because there had been "extensive" publicity surrounding the initial trial, the subsequent royal commission and the current trial.

They claim the opinions of the Premier and Attorney-General amounted to "prejudgment at the highest level".

"The content and effect of the publicity surrounding the trial of (Eugene McGee), the verdict at the trial, the sentence imposed ... the royal commission, the DPP's decision to prosecute this information and the publication of the opinions of members of executive government both before and after the charging of the applicant and his co-accused results in the inability of the applicant to have a fair trial," the lawyers say in the application.

"The publication at large of the opinions of the Premier and the Attorney-General about the events forming the particulars of this charge has amounted to prejudgment at the highest level of the applicant's guilt, thereby rejecting the possibility of a fair trial." Eugene McGee, a well-known criminal lawyer and a former police prosecutor, was found guilty of driving without due care on the night he killed Humphrey before fleeing the scene. It was later found he had drunk wine at a long lunch before the accident. Police did not breath test him that night.

He was fined $3100 and disqualified from driving for 12 months in April last year.

Mr Rann then established a royal commission into the police investigation and McGee trial.

The Kapunda Road Royal Commission criticised the police department and claimed its investigation was "inefficient and inappropriate". Evidence presented during the commission found the McGee brothers failed to identify themselves when they were stopped at a police roadblock that evening.

Soon after the findings were released, the DPP recommended charges be laid against the pair regarding their activities in the hours after Eugene hit Humphrey. Prosecutors have alleged that the brothers obstructed the police investigation into Eugene's involvement in the crash.

Both brothers pleaded not guilty to the charges in an Adelaide Magistrates Court hearing in August.

cfsmtb said:

Attempting every ruse possible ..

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Premier 'averted fair trial'
http://tinyurl.com/g7mzx
October 06, 2006

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"The publication at large of the opinions of the Premier and the
Attorney-General about the events forming the particulars of this
charge has amounted to prejudgment at the highest level of the
applicant's guilt, thereby rejecting the possibility of a fair trial."
Eugene McGee, a well-known criminal lawyer and a former police
prosecutor, was found guilty of driving without due care on the night
he killed Humphrey before fleeing the scene. It was later found he had
drunk wine at a long lunch before the accident. Police did not breath
test him that night.

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Here's a tip for Mr McGee-
if you didn't run over a cyclist and drive away to leave him
dying on the side of the road... then you wouldn't have to
worry about getting a fair trial.

Tam

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Unless of course he can convince the court that SOMEONE ELSE was driving

Quoted message said:

his car that he lent it to but seemed to somehow drop off the face of the
earth.......>

ahh the Einfeld defence...only works if you are credible and not a smuck who's ego and self opinion doesnt smell of the obvious.

Tamyka Bell said:

Here's a tip for Mr McGee-
if you didn't run over a cyclist and drive away to leave him
dying on the side of the road... then you wouldn't have to
worry about getting a fair trial.

Tam

well said