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The story was dramatised in ''[[Police Crop: The Winchester Conspiracy]]''.
The story was dramatised in ''[[Police Crop: The Winchester Conspiracy]]''.

==Murder conviction of David Eastman==

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'''David Harold Eastman''' (born 29 September 1945) is a former [[civil service|public servant]] from [[Canberra]], [[Australia]]. In 1995 he was convicted of the murder of [[Australian Federal Police]] Assistant Commissioner [[Colin Winchester]] and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. He was found guilty of shooting Winchester twice in the head at [[point blank range]] in the driveway of Winchester's home in [[Deakin, Australian Capital Territory]] on 10 January 1989.<ref name="abc1">{{cite news |first=Ross |last=Solly |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=David Eastman wins right to appeal |url=http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2003/s866827.htm |work= |publisher=ABC ''PM'' |date=28 May 2003 |accessdate=6 May 2009}}</ref>

Eastman was tried in 1995. During the 85 day trial, Eastman repeatedly sacked his legal team and eventually chose to represent himself. Eastman also abused the judge during his trial, and during later legal proceedings and appeals.<ref name="smh1">{{cite news |first= |last=AAP |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=David Eastman appeal upheld |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/28/1053801433309.html |work= |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |date=28 May 2003 |accessdate=6 May 2009}}</ref> Subsequent to his conviction, Eastman continuously appealed his conviction, attempting to win a retrial on the basis that he was mentally unfit during his original trial.<ref name="cbt1">{{cite news |first=Roderick |last=Campbell |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Winchester murder trial, fair or not? |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/winchester-murder-trial-fair-or-not/300449.aspx |work= |publisher=The Canberra Times |date=10 October 2004 |accessdate=6 May 2009}}{{dead link|date=April 2013}}</ref> On 27 May 2009, Eastman was transferred from a [[New South Wales]] prison to the ACT's [[Alexander Maconochie Centre]] to see out his sentence.<ref name="dt1">{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Kent |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Killer of police commissioner finally extradited to the ACT |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/killer-of-police-commissioner-finally-extradited-to-the-act/story-e6freuy9-1225717120928 |work= |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |date=31 May 2014 |accessdate=28 May 2009}}</ref>

A new inquiry relating to his conviction was announced in August 2012.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mosley|first=Lisa|title=Inquiry ordered into 1989 Winchester murder|url=http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2012/s3565595.htm|accessdate=17 August 2012|newspaper=Lateline|date=10/08/2012}}</ref> In 2014, the inquiry, headed by Justice [[Brian Ross Martin]], found there had been "a substantial miscarriage of justice", Eastman "did not receive a fair trial", the forensic evidence on which the conviction was based was "deeply flawed" and recommended the conviction be quashed. Because a retrial would be neither feasible nor fair Eastman should be pardoned. However Martin said he was "fairly certain" Eastman was guilty but "a nagging doubt remains".<ref name="ABC300514">{{cite news | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-30/david-eastman-inquiry-recommends-conviction-be-quashed/5490232 | title=Eastman inquiry recommends David Eastman's conviction be quashed, finds miscarriage of justice | date=30 May 2014 | accessdate=30 May 2014}}</ref><ref name=guardian>{{cite news|last=Australian Associated Press|title=David Eastman's murder conviction should be quashed: inquiry|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/30/david-eastmans-conviction-should-be-quashed-inquiry|accessdate=31 May 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|date=30 May 2014}}</ref><ref name=report>{{cite web|title=Inquiry into the Conviction of David Harold Eastman for the Murder of Colin Stanley Winchester|url=http://images.canberratimes.com.au/file/2014/05/30/5471497/Eastman_Inquiry_-_Board_of_Inquiry_Redacted_Full_Report_29_May_2014.pdf|work=REPORT OF THE BOARD OF INQUIRY|publisher=Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory|accessdate=31 May 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.eastmaninquiry.org.au/ Official Website of the Eastman Inquiry]
*[http://www.afp.gov.au/media-centre/publications/platypus/previous-editions/1999/october-1999/murder.aspx Murder of Assistant Commissioner Winchester, ''The Canberra Times'', 4 November 1995. Copy held on AFP website]
*[http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/news/local/general/murderer-eastmans-final-retrial-bid-fails/1226939.html Murderer Eastman's final retrial bid fails April 2008]{{dead link|date=April 2013}}
*[http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200510/s1479059.htm ''ABC'' news October 2005: application for judicial review turned down]{{dead link|date=April 2013}}
*[http://abc.net.au/news/items/200606/1654465.htm?canberra ''ABC'' news June 2006: Eastman to keep public housing flat]{{dead link|date=April 2013}}

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Revision as of 12:03, 31 May 2014

Colin Stanley Winchester
Born(1933-10-18)18 October 1933
Died10 January 1989(1989-01-10) (aged 55)

Colin Stanley Winchester APM, (18 October 1933 – 10 January 1989) was an Assistant Commissioner in the Australian Federal Police (AFP). Winchester commanded ACT Police, the community policing component of the AFP Australian Federal Police responsible for the Australian Capital Territory.

On 10 January 1989, at about 9:15 pm, he was shot twice in the head with a Ruger 10/22 .22-calibre semi-automatic rifle fitted with a silencer and killed as he parked his police vehicle in the driveway of his house in Deakin, ACT. David Harold Eastman was convicted of Winchester's murder on November 11, 1995 after a four year surveillance investigation.

Following his murder The Winchester Police Centre, Benjamin Way, Belconnen, was established as the ACT Policing Headquarters. The Complex houses ACT Policing's Executive, administrative and support sections and elements of the Territory Investigations Group (TIG).

Winchester is Australia's most senior police officer to have been killed.[1]

The story was dramatised in Police Crop: The Winchester Conspiracy.

Murder conviction of David Eastman

David Harold Eastman
Born (1945-09-29) 29 September 1945 (age 78)[2]
OccupationPublic servant
Criminal statusIncarcerated
Conviction(s)Murder
Criminal penaltyLife imprisonment without parole

David Harold Eastman (born 29 September 1945) is a former public servant from Canberra, Australia. In 1995 he was convicted of the murder of Australian Federal Police Assistant Commissioner Colin Winchester and was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. He was found guilty of shooting Winchester twice in the head at point blank range in the driveway of Winchester's home in Deakin, Australian Capital Territory on 10 January 1989.[3]

Eastman was tried in 1995. During the 85 day trial, Eastman repeatedly sacked his legal team and eventually chose to represent himself. Eastman also abused the judge during his trial, and during later legal proceedings and appeals.[4] Subsequent to his conviction, Eastman continuously appealed his conviction, attempting to win a retrial on the basis that he was mentally unfit during his original trial.[5] On 27 May 2009, Eastman was transferred from a New South Wales prison to the ACT's Alexander Maconochie Centre to see out his sentence.[6]

A new inquiry relating to his conviction was announced in August 2012.[7] In 2014, the inquiry, headed by Justice Brian Ross Martin, found there had been "a substantial miscarriage of justice", Eastman "did not receive a fair trial", the forensic evidence on which the conviction was based was "deeply flawed" and recommended the conviction be quashed. Because a retrial would be neither feasible nor fair Eastman should be pardoned. However Martin said he was "fairly certain" Eastman was guilty but "a nagging doubt remains".[8][9][10]

References

  1. ^ Jarrett, Janice (4 November 1995). "Murder of Assistant Commissioner Winchester". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  2. ^ http://courts.act.gov.au/resources/attachments/Eastman10Nov95.pdf
  3. ^ Solly, Ross (28 May 2003). "David Eastman wins right to appeal". ABC PM. Retrieved 6 May 2009. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ AAP (28 May 2003). "David Eastman appeal upheld". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 May 2009. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  5. ^ Campbell, Roderick (10 October 2004). "Winchester murder trial, fair or not?". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 6 May 2009. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)[dead link]
  6. ^ Kent, Paul (31 May 2014). "Killer of police commissioner finally extradited to the ACT". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 May 2009. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  7. ^ Mosley, Lisa (10/08/2012). "Inquiry ordered into 1989 Winchester murder". Lateline. Retrieved 17 August 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "Eastman inquiry recommends David Eastman's conviction be quashed, finds miscarriage of justice". 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  9. ^ Australian Associated Press (30 May 2014). "David Eastman's murder conviction should be quashed: inquiry". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Inquiry into the Conviction of David Harold Eastman for the Murder of Colin Stanley Winchester" (PDF). REPORT OF THE BOARD OF INQUIRY. Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

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