About this episode

Peter Breen discusses the controversial murder convictions of Phuong Ngo and Steven Wayne Jamieson, arguing they deserve fresh scrutiny.

Lawyer and former NSW politician Peter Breen argues that two of Australia's most controversial murder convictions deserve fresh scrutiny. He explains why he believes the convictions of Phuong Ngo for the murder of MP John Newman and Steven Wayne "Shorty" Jamieson for the murder of Janine Balding were unsafe, raising questions about indemnified witnesses, disputed police interview techniques and evidence that, he says, points to serious miscarriages of justice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Peter Breen

Topics covered

• murder convictions
• miscarriages of justice
• legal scrutiny
• indemnified witnesses
• police interview techniques

Keywords

• Peter Breen
• murder convictions
• miscarriages of justice
• Phuong Ngo
• John Newman
• Steven Wayne Jamieson
• Janine Balding

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NSW

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