CONVICTION OVERTURNED Australia - Russell Hill & Carol Clay Murdered While Camping - Wonnangatta Valley, 2020 #9 *retrial Jan 2026*

[TootsieFootsie]

I don't think there is anything new here but thought I'd post it as it has todays date.

Greg Lynn wins appeal, court orders murder retrial

Airline pilot Greg Lynn has won his appeal against his conviction for allegedly murdering camper Carol Clay. In a unanimous decision on 11 December, Court of Appeal judges Karin Emerton , Phillip Priest and Peter Kidd ruled there were "serious irregularities" during the original trial that could...

pakenhamnews.starcommunity.com.au

22nd December 2025

Greg Lynn wins appeal, court orders murder retrial

 

[SouthAussie]

I don't think there is anything new here but thought I'd post it as it has todays date.

Greg Lynn wins appeal, court orders murder retrial

Airline pilot Greg Lynn has won his appeal against his conviction for allegedly murdering camper Carol Clay. In a unanimous decision on 11 December, Court of Appeal judges Karin Emerton , Phillip Priest and Peter Kidd ruled there were "serious irregularities" during the original trial that could...

pakenhamnews.starcommunity.com.au

22nd December 2025

Greg Lynn wins appeal, court orders murder retrial

I didn't realise that Russell's daughters sat in court and had to hear the terrible news about the appeal.

Mr Hill’s daughters, D.. and C.., sat in court and appeared emotional as the decision was handed down.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Oh yes you're right.

I think it was said before that the Clay family was crying quietly.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Oh I missed this with the artists impression of Lynn..
See the smile on his face.

"Members of Mr Hill's family could be heard sobbing as the brief hearing concluded"

Greg Lynn's murder conviction for death of High Country camper quashed

Former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn has had his conviction for the murder of retiree Carol Clay overturned by Victoria's Court of Appeal.

www.abc.net.au

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Former pilot has murder conviction overturned

Three Victorian Court of Appeal judges have found former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn, 59, faced a "substantial miscarriage of justice" and ordered his...

www.odt.co.nz

Former pilot has murder conviction overturned

Ms Clay's daughter Emma Davies and Mr Hill's daughters Deborah and Colleen appeared emotional as the decision was handed down.

 

[Marg944]

Oh I missed this with the artists impression of Lynn..
See the smile on his face.

"Members of Mr Hill's family could be heard sobbing as the brief hearing concluded"

Greg Lynn's murder conviction for death of High Country camper quashed

Former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn has had his conviction for the murder of retiree Carol Clay overturned by Victoria's Court of Appeal.

www.abc.net.au

So right, he does have a smile on his face….

Greg Lynn's murder conviction for death of High Country camper quashed

Former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn has had his conviction for the murder of retiree Carol Clay overturned by Victoria's Court of Appeal.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Bats]

*edit
...this is for tomorrow btw. 28th Jan.

 

[Marg944]

Following on from @Bats lead:-






Judicial Registrar Freeman
Court 12, Ground Floor
210 William Street, Melbourne

https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/lists/SCV_Daily_List.pdf

 

[Bats]

GL remanded in custody until July.

Prosecutor- Mark Gibson KC
Defence - Dermott Dann KC

Discussions unable to be reported.

Source: News.com.au https://share.google/JSZBs5QlJcWvRMiU3

 

[drsleuth]

GL remanded in custody until July.

Prosecutor- Mark Gibson KC
Defence - Dermott Dann KC

Discussions unable to be reported.

Source: News.com.au https://share.google/JSZBs5QlJcWvRMiU3

Good to hear he will remain locked up until a new trial.

 

[sapphire blue]

So right, he does have a smile on his face….


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Greg Lynn's murder conviction for death of High Country camper quashed

Former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn has had his conviction for the murder of retiree Carol Clay overturned by Victoria's Court of Appeal.

www.abc.net.au

That’s not a smile, it’s a foul narcissistic smirk

 

[TootsieFootsie]

MSN

NewsWire


Former Jetstar training pilot Greg Lynn will remain behind bars ahead of a new trial over the death of a elderly camper.

The 59-year-old hunter appeared in the Victoria Supreme Court on Wednesday morning for an administrative hearing after his murder conviction over the death of Carol Clay, 73, was overturned last month.

Due to legal reasons, the discussions between prosecutor Mark Gibson KC, defence barrister Dermott Dann KC and Judicial Registrar Tim Freeman are unable to be reported, however Mr Lynn was remanded into custody to return to court in July.

During Mr Lynn’s appeal, his barrister Dermott Dann KC submitted there should not be an order for a retrial.

The three Court of Appeal judges found the “interest of justice require a new trial”.

“There is a powerful public interest in ensuring that a fair trial is held for alleged wrongdoing of this high order,” the judges wrote.

“There is no reason to think that the fundamental unfairness which permeated the first trial will carry over to the new trial.”

 

[Kemug]

I know there are such things as coincidences, but . . . if Greg Lynn gets away with this, and all the other things in his past, I will probably explode. And what about that thing called "the balance of probabilities"?

 

[JBowie]

“There is no reason to think that the fundamental unfairness which permeated the first trial will carry over to the new trial.”

Permeated (i.e. spread throughout) the first trial? Those appeal court judges are nuts, IMO.

IMO, the fundamental unfairness of the first trial is that Lynn was not found guilty of murdering both people. Hopefully the second jury is smarter.

 

[JLZ]

“There is no reason to think that the fundamental unfairness which permeated the first trial will carry over to the new trial.”

Permeated (i.e. spread throughout) the first trial? Those appeal court judges are nuts, IMO.

IMO, the fundamental unfairness of the first trial is that Lynn was not found guilty of murdering both people. Hopefully the second jury is smarter.

BBM. He'll only be retried for the murder of Carol. The acquittal stands.

Lynn v The King [2025] VSCA 315

Summary of judgment in the matter of Lynn v The King [2025] VSCA 315.

www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au

 

[JBowie]

BBM. He'll only be retried for the murder of Carol. The acquittal stands.

Lynn v The King [2025] VSCA 315

Summary of judgment in the matter of Lynn v The King [2025] VSCA 315.

www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au

That stinks. If it's a mistrial then the prosecution should be able to wind it all back to square one, IMO, but what stinks even more is that the jury was not able to find Lynn guilty of the manslaughter of Hill.

 

[JLZ]

That stinks. If it's a mistrial then the prosecution should be able to wind it all back to square one, IMO, but what stinks even more is that the jury was not able to find Lynn guilty of the manslaughter of Hill.

I wonder if anything happens to the judge who is said to have presided over a trial permeated with unfairness.

 

[JBowie]

I wonder if anything happens to the judge who is said to have presided over a trial permeated with unfairness.

Nothing. It's a club where "His/Her Honour merely erred".

There have been cases where judges have behaved outlandishly (either through incompetence or corruption) and it almost took an Act of Parliament to sack them.

 

[JLZ]

Nothing. It's a club where "His/Her Honour merely erred".

There have been cases where judges have behaved outlandishly (either through incompetence or corruption) and it almost took an Act of Parliament to sack them.

It needn't come to the threat of sacking if the judge has a good attitude. Recommendations might be made for him to undergo further education, or accept mentorship, or have a health check. Perhaps his workload needs adjusting.

 

[Kegsfamily]

Why blame the judge though?