澳大利亚蘑菇毒杀案凶手埃琳·帕特森的律师团队正在上诉，声称陪审团在案件评议期间与控方人员共住同一酒店，违反了陪审团隔离的基本规则。1 帕特森于2023年7月因投毒导致三人死亡、一人重伤而被定罪。1 根据律师的说法，这一违规源于地方乒乓球锦标赛造成的住宿短缺。1
在评议期间，陪审团与调查主任侦探、两名公诉律师和一名记者入住同一酒店。1 虽然陪审团有独立楼层并在会议室用餐，但他们共用酒店的大厅等公共区域。1 2025年7月9日，帕特森的律师团队在维州上诉法院辩称这构成"致命的不公正"。1 律师理查德·埃德尼称此事"灾难性"，并引用陪审团选任时法官的言论指出"正义不仅要伸张，还要被看到在伸张"。1
控方代表、公诉主任布伦丹·基萨尼QC则主张"系统运作如预期"，陪审团始终受到监督，且没有证据表明存在实际接触。1 法院正在审理这起上诉，其中包括要求重新审判的主张。1
Erin Patterson's legal team is challenging her conviction in a high-profile mushroom poisoning case, arguing that a hotel accommodation mix-up during jury deliberations violated fundamental trial procedures.1 Patterson was convicted in July 2023 of poisoning three people to death and seriously injuring another through the administration of toxic mushrooms.1
The appeal centers on a breach of jury isolation protocols that occurred when jurors, prosecution staff, and media representatives were housed at the same hotel during the critical deliberation phase.1 While the jury occupied a separate floor and dined in a private conference room, they shared common areas such as hallways with the lead detective, two prosecution counsel, and journalists.1 The accommodation shortage arose due to a regional table tennis championship that had depleted available rooms in the Gippsland area of Victoria.1
On July 9, 2025, Patterson's legal representatives presented oral arguments before Victoria's Court of Appeal, characterizing the situation as constituting "fatal injustice."1 Defense counsel Richard Edney described the arrangement as "catastrophic," invoking the trial judge's own words during jury selection that "justice must not only be done, but must be seen to be done."1 In response, Brendan Kissane KC, the Director of Public Prosecutions, maintained that "the system operated as it was meant to," asserting that jurors remained under continuous supervision with no evidence of improper contact.1 The court is now weighing whether the accommodation breach warrants a new trial.
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