Erin Patterson 针对“蘑菇谋杀案”定罪提出的上诉判决将于周五上午10点（维多利亚时间）在澳大利亚维多利亚州最高上诉法院正式宣布 1。Patterson 此前因毒杀前夫父母 Don Patterson、Gail Patterson 以及姑母 Heather Wilkinson，并试图毒杀姑父 Ian Wilkinson，被判处终身监禁且33年不得假释 1。其中，Don Patterson、Gail Patterson 和 Heather Wilkinson 死亡，Ian Wilkinson 幸存但住院数周 1。
此次裁决将决定其定罪或量刑是否维持、改判重审、直接宣告无罪或调整刑期 1。可能的裁决结果包括拒绝上诉许可、驳回上诉、下令重审或直接宣告无罪 1。辩护方曾提出，陪审团成员与警方及检方人员曾入住同一家酒店，导致司法系统出现“灾难性失败”，以此作为上诉理由之一 1。
The Victorian Court of Appeal is scheduled to announce its decision at 10 a.m. Victoria time on Friday regarding Erin Patterson’s appeal against her convictions for the "mushroom murders" 1. Patterson was sentenced to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 33 years after being found guilty of poisoning three relatives and attempting to poison a fourth 1. The upcoming ruling will determine whether her conviction or sentence is upheld, altered, if a retrial is ordered, or if she is acquitted 1.
The victims were Don Patterson, Gail Patterson, and Heather Wilkinson, who died from poisoning by mushrooms served during a meal 1. Ian Wilkinson, Heather’s husband, survived the attempt but remained hospitalized for several weeks 1. During the appeal, defense counsel argued that a "catastrophic failure of the justice system" occurred because jurors stayed at the same hotel as police and prosecution officials 1. Potential outcomes from Friday’s judgment include refusing leave to appeal, dismissing the appeal, ordering a new trial, or directly declaring Patterson not guilty 1.
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