Australia - Frances Crawford 49, found dead after suspicious lawn mower accident in Queensland.

[Warshawski]

This is the lawyer who represented him today .....​

Andrew McGinness - Accredited Criminal Law Specialist​

In 2006 Andrew was awarded first place in the Inaugural Queensland Law Society Criminal Law Accreditation Course.

Andrew’s experience and reputation is such that he is consistently referred work from a number of top tier commercial based firms, other professional firms and individuals.

Andrew has over 40 years experience working in the area of criminal and quasi criminal (including traffic law) defence.
Andrew has experience representing clients charged with the full spectrum of criminal offences ranging from traffic matters through to murder.
Andrew is a well known and respected figure amongst his legal peers. He has presented many papers at Queensland Law Society Seminars and Continuing Legal Education conferences attended by other lawyers practising in criminal law.

Andrew McGinness / Criminal Law Specialist / McGinness & Associates

Accredited Criminal Law Specialist Andrew McGinness has experience representing clients charged with the full spectrum of criminal offences ranging from traffic matters through to murder.

www.mcginnesslawyers.com.au

If I was RC, I’d be most interested in lawyer Andrew’s record with attaining Not Guilty verdicts !

Of course everyone is Innocent until Proven Guilty - however imo there’s some cases that are straight out no-brainers with indisputable evidence right from the outset, yet people still hire these exorbitantly expensive legal aids. I can’t fathom, if you’re prepared to do the crime, be prepared to do the time when your actions are uncovered.

All just my thoughts & opinions.

 

[Warshawski]

It really ticks me off that he can use his deceased wife's assets (or portion thereof) to pay for his own defence for allegedly murdering her!!

Not to mention, their children's inheritance. They lose their mum, and her assets.

I wonder if QldPol can slap a restraint on the property, as was done in the case of the Greg Lynn trial in Vic.

Me too SA.

I presume he was beneficiary of her will, unless they were separated and she changed it ( he wouldn’t necessarily have to know )

I heard today a Go Fund Me has been set up for the children. I thought they were adults but maybe not all that old.

The only written msm report I can find is this (sorry)

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[acehard]

I did see what could have been a smirk on one of the photos posted.

I had a good look at it with my big Sherlock Holmes magnifying glass and it def looked like it could have been a smirk.

Now I'm picturing a smirkin' dumbo and a mower with a large mustache