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Retired Cops Face Justice Over Hall Case | Auckland News
Two retired Auckland police officers face charges of perverting the course of justice over the 1986 wrongful conviction of Alan Hall, who spent 17 years in prison before being exonerated in 2022. The case hinges on the suppression of a key witness’s statement—Ronald Turner, who initially described a Māori man with dark skin fleeing the scene, but whose ethnicity detail was omitted from trial. Hall, a Pākehā with light skin, was convicted based on evidence the defense argues was manipulated. Prosecutors and legal experts say the omission fatally weakened Hall’s case, while his defense claims…
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