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Rapke was Victoria's DPP between 2007 and 2011.

whats DPP?

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Like this post if you think legal aid system needs to change

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Like this post if you think legal aid system needs to change

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Article 2:  * LEGAL Aid fund Adrian Bayley in his application to appeal his sentence for the horrific murder
and rape of Jill Meagher. The case is thrown out of court in minutes.

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A Herald Sun analysis of court records reveals almost two-thirds of Legal Aid's criminal appeals are dismissed.

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This article tries to really stir anger with the way its keeps bringing up taxpayer money supporting horrible criminals
It bring up multiple cases then ends it with "LEGAL AID CASES FUNDED BY THE TAXPAYER" and all the cases are quite bad. One of a pedophile, thug, kingpuncher, etc
Eg.  A RAPIST who claimed the judge had failed to tell the jury that evidence from his mentally impaired victim could be considered unreliable.

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LEGAL Aid appeals are more likely to fail than succeed, court records show.

And the state's former top prosecutor, Jeremy Rapke, believes the Legal Aid appeals system needs reform.

Paedophiles, thugs and drug traffickers are among the criminals who have launched appeals with taxpayer funds.

A Herald Sun analysis of court records reveals almost two-thirds of Legal Aid's criminal appeals are dismissed.

Since July 2012, 29 appeals in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal in which Legal Aid represented the appellant were unsuccessful.

Sixteen successfully had their convictions overturned or their sentences reduced.

Nine of the failed appeals were from sex offenders.

Among the unsuccessful criminals were:

A MAN who bashed another to the point of inflicting a brain injury then claimed the courts had originally overlooked the fact he had been drunk when he launched his assault.

A THUG who glassed a man in a nightclub and managed to have his appeal heard despite internal concerns within Victoria Legal Aid that his case was not likely to succeed.

A PAEDOPHILE who claimed he had been jailed for too long over his 6000-image collection of sadistic child porn.

A HEROIN trafficker who claimed the court had overlooked his drug addiction, despite his nine prior trafficking convictions.

A RAPIST who claimed the judge had failed to tell the jury that evidence from his mentally impaired victim could be considered unreliable.

Victoria's former director of public prosecutions, Mr Rapke, said that as a prosecutor he would launch appeals only if they stood a good chance of success and served the public interest.

"It didn't matter if there was huge public interest in the case, if our assessment was we couldn't succeed, we would never proceed," he told the Herald Sun.

"Similarly if there was no public interest in proceeding with it, we would pull it.

"If Legal Aid doesn't do a similar sort of thing, they should."

Rapke was Victoria's DPP between 2007 and 2011.

He said even the worst offenders were entitled to their day in court, but common sense should prevail.

"If all you're going to do is run a lost cause, a sentencing standard will never really be set because the court will just reject it and will seldom turn its mind to the intricacies of the appeal and you could never use it as an appropriate precedent," he said.
LEGAL AID CASES FUNDED BY THE TAXPAYER
* LEGAL Aid fund Adrian Bayley in his application to appeal his sentence for the horrific murder and rape of Jill Meagher. The case is thrown out of court in minutes.

* HODDLE St killer Julian Knight has used Legal Aid to fund a raft of recent court battles including suing for the right to write to survivors and seeking an injunction to stop prison authorities from inspecting correspondence with lawyers.

* NOTORIOUS gangland figure Tony Mokbel tapped into legal aid - despite being one of the country's richest criminals - to fight murder and other charges.

* DOUBLE killer Steven James Hunter is believed to have applied to use legal aid to fund an appeal against his life sentence for the murder of Sarah Cafferkey.

* LEGAL Aid helped triple murderer Paul Denyer make an application to wear women's make up in prison.

* SERIAL killer Peter Dupas has appealed against every conviction against him, with the help of Legal Aid assistance.

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LEGAL Aid appeals are more likely to fail than succeed, court records show. And the state's former top prosecutor, Jeremy Rapke, believes the Legal Aid appeals system needs reform. Paedophiles, thugs and drug traffickers are among the criminals who have launched appeals with taxpayer funds.

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article two
" NOTORIOUS gangland figure Tony Mokbel tapped into legal aid - despite being one of the country's richest criminals - to fight 🤬 and other charges."

if he is one of the richest criminals he should not be asking for legal aid and using his own money to get a lwyer

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can the govt. refuse to give legal aid?

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Since July 2012, 29 appeals in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal in which Legal Aid represented the appellant were unsuccessful.

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LEGAL Aid appeals are more likely to fail than succeed, court records show.

And the state's former top prosecutor, Jeremy Rapke, believes the Legal Aid appeals system needs reform.

Paedophiles, thugs and drug traffickers are among the criminals who have launched appeals with taxpayer funds.

A Herald Sun analysis of court records reveals almost two-thirds of Legal Aid's criminal appeals are dismissed.

Since July 2012, 29 appeals in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal in which Legal Aid represented the appellant were unsuccessful.

Sixteen successfully had their convictions overturned or their sentences reduced.

Nine of the failed appeals were from sex offenders.

Among the unsuccessful criminals were:

A MAN who bashed another to the point of inflicting a brain injury then claimed the courts had originally overlooked the fact he had been drunk when he launched his assault.

A THUG who glassed a man in a nightclub and managed to have his appeal heard despite internal concerns within Victoria Legal Aid that his case was not likely to succeed.

A PAEDOPHILE who claimed he had been jailed for too long over his 6000-image collection of sadistic child porn.

A HEROIN trafficker who claimed the court had overlooked his drug addiction, despite his nine prior trafficking convictions.

A RAPIST who claimed the judge had failed to tell the jury that evidence from his mentally impaired victim could be considered unreliable.

Victoria's former director of public prosecutions, Mr Rapke, said that as a prosecutor he would launch appeals only if they stood a good chance of success and served the public interest.

"It didn't matter if there was huge public interest in the case, if our assessment was we couldn't succeed, we would never proceed," he told the Herald Sun.

"Similarly if there was no public interest in proceeding with it, we would pull it.

"If Legal Aid doesn't do a similar sort of thing, they should."

Rapke was Victoria's DPP between 2007 and 2011.

He said even the worst offenders were entitled to their day in court, but common sense should prevail.

"If all you're going to do is run a lost cause, a sentencing standard will never really be set because the court will just reject it and will seldom turn its mind to the intricacies of the appeal and you could never use it as an appropriate precedent," he said.
LEGAL AID CASES FUNDED BY THE TAXPAYER
* LEGAL Aid fund Adrian Bayley in his application to appeal his sentence for the horrific murder and rape of Jill Meagher. The case is thrown out of court in minutes.

* HODDLE St killer Julian Knight has used Legal Aid to fund a raft of recent court battles including suing for the right to write to survivors and seeking an injunction to stop prison authorities from inspecting correspondence with lawyers.

* NOTORIOUS gangland figure Tony Mokbel tapped into legal aid - despite being one of the country's richest criminals - to fight murder and other charges.

* DOUBLE killer Steven James Hunter is believed to have applied to use legal aid to fund an appeal against his life sentence for the murder of Sarah Cafferkey.

* LEGAL Aid helped triple murderer Paul Denyer make an application to wear women's make up in prison.

* SERIAL killer Peter Dupas has appealed against every conviction against him, with the help of Legal Aid assistance.

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LEGAL Aid appeals are more likely to fail than succeed, court records show. And the state's former top prosecutor, Jeremy Rapke, believes the Legal Aid appeals system needs reform. Paedophiles, thugs and drug traffickers are among the criminals who have launched appeals with taxpayer funds.

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"A Herald Sun analysis of court records reveals almost two-thirds of Legal Aid's criminal appeals are dismissed"

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"The Government's failure to adequately address legal assistance sector funding is unacceptable and the outcomes will have a significant impact on many Australians, including some of our most vulnerable citizens."

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LEGAL Aid appeals are more likely to fail than succeed, court records show.
And the state's former top prosecutor, Jeremy Rapke, believes the Legal Aid appeals system needs reform.

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LEGAL Aid appeals are more likely to fail than succeed, court records show.

And the state's former top prosecutor, Jeremy Rapke, believes the Legal Aid appeals system needs reform.

Paedophiles, thugs and drug traffickers are among the criminals who have launched appeals with taxpayer funds.

A Herald Sun analysis of court records reveals almost two-thirds of Legal Aid's criminal appeals are dismissed.

Since July 2012, 29 appeals in the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal in which Legal Aid represented the appellant were unsuccessful.

Sixteen successfully had their convictions overturned or their sentences reduced.

Nine of the failed appeals were from sex offenders.

Among the unsuccessful criminals were:

A MAN who bashed another to the point of inflicting a brain injury then claimed the courts had originally overlooked the fact he had been drunk when he launched his assault.

A THUG who glassed a man in a nightclub and managed to have his appeal heard despite internal concerns within Victoria Legal Aid that his case was not likely to succeed.

A PAEDOPHILE who claimed he had been jailed for too long over his 6000-image collection of sadistic child porn.

A HEROIN trafficker who claimed the court had overlooked his drug addiction, despite his nine prior trafficking convictions.

A RAPIST who claimed the judge had failed to tell the jury that evidence from his mentally impaired victim could be considered unreliable.

Victoria's former director of public prosecutions, Mr Rapke, said that as a prosecutor he would launch appeals only if they stood a good chance of success and served the public interest.

"It didn't matter if there was huge public interest in the case, if our assessment was we couldn't succeed, we would never proceed," he told the Herald Sun.

"Similarly if there was no public interest in proceeding with it, we would pull it.

"If Legal Aid doesn't do a similar sort of thing, they should."

Rapke was Victoria's DPP between 2007 and 2011.

He said even the worst offenders were entitled to their day in court, but common sense should prevail.

"If all you're going to do is run a lost cause, a sentencing standard will never really be set because the court will just reject it and will seldom turn its mind to the intricacies of the appeal and you could never use it as an appropriate precedent," he said.
LEGAL AID CASES FUNDED BY THE TAXPAYER
* LEGAL Aid fund Adrian Bayley in his application to appeal his sentence for the horrific murder and rape of Jill Meagher. The case is thrown out of court in minutes.

* HODDLE St killer Julian Knight has used Legal Aid to fund a raft of recent court battles including suing for the right to write to survivors and seeking an injunction to stop prison authorities from inspecting correspondence with lawyers.

* NOTORIOUS gangland figure Tony Mokbel tapped into legal aid - despite being one of the country's richest criminals - to fight murder and other charges.

* DOUBLE killer Steven James Hunter is believed to have applied to use legal aid to fund an appeal against his life sentence for the murder of Sarah Cafferkey.

* LEGAL Aid helped triple murderer Paul Denyer make an application to wear women's make up in prison.

* SERIAL killer Peter Dupas has appealed against every conviction against him, with the help of Legal Aid assistance.

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LEGAL Aid appeals are more likely to fail than succeed, court records show. And the state's former top prosecutor, Jeremy Rapke, believes the Legal Aid appeals system needs reform. Paedophiles, thugs and drug traffickers are among the criminals who have launched appeals with taxpayer funds.

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" Spokesman Hugh de Kretser says the cost of legal services is now well above what most people can afford. "

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Australians have an expectation that as a wealthy, fair and democratic country there is a legal support system to fall back on if we cannot afford the regular lawyer fees

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Legal AID is more likely to fail than succeed.

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Legal AID is more likely to fail than succeed.

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The top prosecutor for the Legal aid system says that the Legal aid system needs reform

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What is the most amount of money the government can spend on legal aid?

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"I've been given an estimate of $30-40,000 in legal costs which they will take out of whatever the court says I should receive."
This tells us that the defendant can get a decent lawyer and then pay them off with the court winnings buonly if they are certain they will win.

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"There is a means test and people facing certain issues are given priority, including matters involving the welfare of children and those where a person's liberty is at risk, in other words a strong likelihood they will go to jail,"

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"For those who inhabit the vast middle ground between very poor and very wealthy, the legal system can remain forever inaccessible."