Samantha Murphy Ballarat * Patrick Orren Stephenson Charged With Murder

[Kurve]

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The Murder of Rebecca Young - Ballarat

The Murder of Hannah McGuire - Ballarat * Lachie Young

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Lachie Young

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Allegedly

 

[craffles]

They had the phone already. The footage of finding the phone was the most staged thing you could ever see.

 

[CD Xbow]

POS in court over driving offences.

Man accused of Samantha Murphy's murder admits to driving offences

www.9news.com.au

 

[mrskafoops]

Samantha Murphy: Man accused of Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy's murder admits driving offences

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Samantha Murphy: Man accused of Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy's murder admits driving offences

I wish they would stop saying “The son of ex-AFL footballer Orren Stephenson…” The vast majority of footy followers, never mind the wider population, have never heard of Orren Stephenson.

 

[Sqotty from office works]

POS in court over driving offences.

Man accused of Samantha Murphy's murder admits to driving offences

www.9news.com.au

Is he the 1st ever convicted drug driver
Teapot a storm in

 

[Lady O]

Is he the 1st ever convicted drug driver
Teapot a storm in

Maybe his defence is making this information available to the media in order to demonstrate the level of his substance abuse?

 

[thumbs_up]

Maybe his defence is making this information available to the media in order to demonstrate the level of his substance abuse?

This serves the prosecution more than the defence IMO. Denonstrates a pattern of antisocial behaviour

 

[Lady O]

This serves the prosecution more than the defence IMO. Denonstrates a pattern of antisocial behaviour

Maybe. I know that alcohol or drug intoxication is no longer a defence, but it can still be a reason if not an excuse for his behaviour.

 

[Kurve]

This serves the prosecution more than the defence IMO. Denonstrates a pattern of antisocial behaviour

It does but his guilty plea also shows he's prepared to admit it, the defence may use it.

 

[shorsky]

Samantha Murphy: Man accused of Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy's murder admits driving offences

And we hear ‘Stephenson's parents, siblings and long-term partner supported him and were in regular contact with him while he is on remand’

 

[thumbs_up]

And we hear ‘Stephenson's parents, siblings and long-term partner supported him and were in regular contact with him while he is on remand’

That's interesting. There was speculation previously on here that his family had cut ties with him

 

[GrayRanga]

It does but his guilty plea also shows he's prepared to admit it, the defence may use it.

Well, as this offence occured before the alleged murder and he has pleaded guilty this offence has entered the Court record, this may be used by either the prosecution or the defence may use it as they seem fit as long as the presiding Judge allows it.

Depends on what narrative the Defence is running

If they are using a "he wasn't there and the evidence is totally circumstantial", this may never be mentioned in the trial at all.

The prosecution may never mention it all if they are going for Murder rather than Manslaughter or Negligently causing death or similar