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This was the first execution at Pentridge, [157] and Bennett was the last person to be executed in Australia for a crime other than murder. Arnold Sodeman – 1 June 1936 – "The Schoolgirl Strangler" – Confessed to the murder of four girls. Hanged at Pentridge. [158]
The last execution in Australia took place in 1967, when Ronald Ryan was hanged in Victoria following his conviction for killing a prison officer while escaping from Pentridge Prison. Between Ryan's execution in 1967 and 1984, several more people were sentenced to death, but had their sentences commuted to life imprisonment.
This is a list of royal commissions and commissions of inquiry appointed by the Government of Victoria. [1] Royal Commissions are currently held in Victoria under the terms of the Inquiries Act 2014. [2] This list includes Royal Commissions that were conducted jointly with the Government of Australia. Note that this list excludes Select Committees.
Wrongful execution is a miscarriage of justice occurring when an innocent person is put to death by capital punishment. Opponents of capital punishment often cite cases of wrongful execution as arguments, while proponents argue that innocence concerns the credibility of the justice system as a whole and does not solely undermine the use of the death penalty.
The rule against perpetuities serves a number of purposes. First, English courts have long recognized that allowing owners to attach long-lasting contingencies to their property harms the ability of future generations to freely buy and sell the property, since few people would be willing to buy property that had unresolved issues regarding its ownership hanging over it.
A deed of reconveyance is a document that transfers the title of a property from the bank or mortgage company to the borrower once they’ve fully paid off the debt. What information is included ...
Robert Francis Burns (1840 – 25 September 1883) was an Irish Australian murderer and probable serial killer. He was hanged at Ararat Gaol in September 1883, convicted of the murder of Michael Quinlivan near Wickliffe in western Victoria.
This form of deed poll is commonly used in Hong Kong. A deed poll may also be used (in England and Wales) for clergy of the Church of England to relinquish their holy orders. Bonds and powers of attorney are examples of deeds poll. A will is not a deed poll, not being made under seal, and being subject to separate statutory requirements.