昆士兰州一名男子的谋杀罪 被推翻了 因为一个关于诚实的有偏见的问题 引发了新的审判 A Queensland man's murder conviction was overturned due to a prejudicial question about honesty, prompting a new trial.

一名因谋杀25岁橄球运动员伯德斯尔·法佩佩勒而被定罪的昆士兰男子在2021年的一次刺伤中赢得了上诉,该州的上诉法院因司法失误而推翻了他的谋杀定罪. A Queensland man convicted of murdering 25-year-old rugby player Birdsall Fa’apepele in a 2021 stabbing has won an appeal, with the state’s Court of Appeal overturning his murder conviction due to a miscarriage of justice. 法院裁定,检察官要求被告以1至10的尺度(他回答 " 十分之10 " )衡量其诚实程度,这是不适当、不相关和有偏见的问题,因为它与一般性质有关,而不是与罪行有关。 The court ruled that a prosecutor’s question asking the defendant to rate his honesty on a 1-to-10 scale—where he answered “10 out of 10”—was improper, irrelevant, and prejudicial, as it related to general character rather than the crime. 辩方在审判中表示反对,认为该问题违反了公平审判原则。 The defense had objected at trial, arguing the question breached fair trial principles. 上诉法院同意,指出陪审团不应听取答复,并下令重新审判。 The appeal court agreed, stating the jury should not have heard the response, and ordered a new trial. Walker-Ely承认犯有过失杀人罪,但否认谋杀,在据称被挑衅后声称自卫。 Walker-Ely had pleaded guilty to manslaughter but denied murder, claiming self-defense after being allegedly provoked.