MELBOURNE: An Australian court will rule on George Pell's appeal against child sex abuse charges on Wednesday , when the convicted cardinal could walk free or begin a new round in his protracted legal fight.
The verdict could have wide-ranging implications for sexual assault cases that rely on the account of a single victim. Victorian Bar Association president Matt Collins told AFP it was not common for an appeals court to reverse a jury's verdict but"nor is it rare or unheard of".Two so-called"fallback" arguments for Pell relate to alleged procedural errors during his trial.
If the appeal judges - Chief Justice Anne Ferguson, Court of Appeal president Chris Maxwell and Justice Mark Weinberg - agree on either of these points they may decide to order another trial.
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