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Supreme Court Quashes Cold Case Convictions | Auckland News
After 33 years, the Supreme Court has overturned the convictions of two men in the infamous Red Fox Tavern robbery and murder, ruling there wasn’t enough evidence to prove they were at the scene. James Henry Wilson, once president of the Filthy Few gang and a convicted murderer, had his name released after losing name suppression—no retrial will happen. Charged in 2017 and convicted in 2021, they were sentenced to life; the court now says a reasonable jury couldn’t have found them guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. While police respect the decision and acknowledge the pain it causes victims’…
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