EDITOR'S NOTE: The High Court overturned Cardinal George Pell's conviction for historical child sex offences in a judgment handed down April 7, 2020. In a unanimous decision, all seven High Court judges found Victoria's Court of Appeal should not have upheld Pell's conviction It found the evidence could not support a guilty verdict.
The High Court will consider whether the jury got it wrong when it hears Cardinal George Pell's last-ditch appeal to overturn his conviction for child sexual abuse.
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