Day 2 of High Court hearing 8 Sptember 2005

There were just two quotes, which were remarkable from the transcripts of day 2.

Relating to the fact that the expert witness Dr. Cooke gave a report on a negative outcome testing an anode - which were used in the workshop behind the shop - on a pig's head and a negative outcome testing a wrench on a pig's head, and only the evidence regarding the anode was produced,
Justice KIRBY remarked: Why would the evidence about the wrench then be suppressed?
MR McCUSKER: That is the question, your Honour.
KIRBY J: That is the question, especially as it also came up with a negative
result.

And this extract:
KIRBY J: I remember Mr Cock once turning up in Melbourne, before the Full
Court of this Court, and saying, "We cannot defend this decision of the Court of Criminal Appeal and we will consent to an order being made allowing the appeal", and I said to my associates at the time, "This is exactly how the Crown should act". I must say this case does not seem to have been conducted in that same spirit.

Many thanks to Sabine Zanker for her invaluable support and encouragement.