A teenager accused of killing Emma Lovell will face a judge-only trial, a judge declaring “this issue is, and will remain, at the epicentre of the election campaign”.
The trial of a teenager accused of killing mother Emma Lovell will be conducted without a jury, after a judge found members of the community would be influenced by the debate over youth crime.
His legal team this week made an application to have the case heard by a judge, not a jury. His barrister submitted dozens of media reports on Lovell’s case and law changes made after her death. “Ms Lovell’s death has become something of a lightning rod for criticisms of the court system, the laws that relate to young people, and this government’s approach to youth justice generally,” she said earlier this week.At times throughout the hearing, Justice Peter Callaghan agreed youth crime was a focus of election coverage.“You can’t go through a day in Queensland at the moment without being confronted with something which suggests youth crime is an issue this election,” he said.
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