The Advertiser: Royal commission summonses police [17jun05] By Lauren Ahwan SOUTH Australia’s chief prosecutor and police commissioner have been summonsed to give evidence to the McGee royal commission amid concerns the inquiry has been misled. Commissioner Greg James today ordered SA Police Commissioner Mal Hyde and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Stephen Pallaras to reveal […]

McGee diagnosis had ‘no proper clinical basis’, inquiry told. 17/06/2005. ABC News Online
A Sydney psychiatrist has cast doubt on the diagnosis that lawyer Eugene McGee was in a “dissociative state” when he fled the scene of a fatal hit-run incident in late 2003.
Sydney professor of psychiatry Christopher Tennant told the Kapunda Road Royal Commission there […]

Stateline South Australia: Ride gets bumpy for Kapunda Road Royal Commission
Broadcast 17/06/2005 Reporter: Simon Royal

SIMON ROYAL: If a day in politics is a long time, then in the life of a Royal Commission, it seems a mere eternity. Early yesterday the Royal Commission was flowing smoothly and Greg James QC expected to report shortly, but […]

Kapunda commissioner makes urgent plea for information. 17/06/2005. ABC News Online
In an extraordinary development in South Australia’s Kapunda Road Royal Commission, Commissioner Greg James has made an urgent public plea for information, saying the commission may have been misled. Today the commission was told that the former Director of Public Prosecutions, Paul Rofe, had said […]

Herald Sun: Court protects probe witness [17jun05]
A KEY witness at the McGee royal commission in Adelaide would not have to answer questions that might incriminate him, the Full Court of the Supreme Court has ruled.
In a unanimous decision today the court determined that the powers of the royal commission did not remove any right Craig […]

The Advertiser: Lawyers stall royal commission [17jun05] By NIGEL HUNT
THE Kapunda Road Royal Commission was given a month-long extension late yesterday – just hours after it was derailed by an unforeseen legal hitch. The inquiry stalled when barrister Rick Halliday, who represents SA Police, advised commissioner Greg James, QC, he could no longer represent two […]

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Subject: [wheelsofjustice] Fwd: What about the road authorities
I don’t know who is briefing the lawyers at Eugene the Axeman’s inquiry, but is anyone questioning why Ian Humphrey, and thousands of other cyclists, did not have a safe alternative to riding on the road. Humans are all fallible, even […]

Conflicting testimonies delay McGee commission. 16/06/2005. ABC News Online
The Kapunda Road Royal Commission in Adelaide has been delayed by contradicting testimony by two police officers. The lawyer for the two officers says he can no longer represent both of them. The head of Police Major Crash Unit in Adelaide, Inspector Jim Carter, was damning of […]

The Advertiser: Sergeant in McGee case `doing same job too long’ [16jun05]
ACCIDENT investigator Sergeant Dan Hassell was slow to embrace new procedures, his former commanding officer has told the Kapunda Road Royal Commission. Inspector Jim Carter said Sgt Hassell had been doing the same job for “too long”. He also confirmed he had ordered Sgt […]

Policeman likens hit-run accidents to homicide. 15/06/2005. ABC News Online
A police inspector overseeing South Australia’s Major Crash Division has told the Kapunda Road Royal Commission that he does not believe penalties for hit-run drivers are severe enough. Inspector Jim Carter says he believes Adelaide lawyer Eugene McGee’s actions in driving off after killing a cyclist […]

Chief judge erred in sentencing McGee: inquiry told. 15/06/2005. ABC News Online
The former acting South Australian director of public prosecutions (DPP) believes District Court chief judge, Terry Worthington, erred during the sentencing of Eugene McGee. Wendy Abraham QC has told the Kapunda Road Royal Commission that she considered the psychiatric evidence to be ‘contrary’ to […]

DPP denies he did accused lawyer any favours Top stories Breaking News 24/7 - NEWS.com.au (15-06-2005)
Denial … Paul Rofe became South Australia’s first DPP. SOUTH Australia’s former director of public prosecutions insists he did not give hit-run lawyer Eugene McGee favourable treatment, saying he went to great lengths to avoid creating any impression […]

The Advertiser: Rofe wanted end to ambushes [15jun05] by Nigel Hunt
FORMER director of public prosecutions Paul Rofe, QC, unsuccessfully asked the previous state government to legislate to stop defence lawyers ambushing prosecutors with last-minute expert evidence in criminal trials, the Kapunda Road Royal Commission has heard. Mr Rofe yesterday testified he had put a submission […]

McGee inquiry hears of ‘confusing’ blood test rules. 14/06/2005. ABC News Online
A former director of public prosecutions in South Australia has defended police officers who did not take a blood alcohol sample from a prominent Adelaide lawyer after a fatal accident.
Paul Rofe has told the Kapunda Road Royal Commission that laws governing forensic procedures are […]

The Advertiser: Police slow to arrest McGee [11jun05]
LAWYERS acting for Eugene McGee offered to surrender him at the Holden Hill police station more than two hours before he was eventually arrested, the Kapunda Road Royal Commission has heard. Barrister David Edwardson and lawyer Matthew Selley both testified yesterday that the offer was made, but never […]

The Advertiser: Hit-run lawyer ‘evaded police’ [10jun05] By Tom Richardson
HIT-RUN lawyer Eugene McGee has admitted he evaded police for several hours after killing a cyclist so he could tell his mother personally what had happened. The admission by the former police officer to the Kapunda Road royal commission could have serious consequences for his brother […]

The Advertiser: TENSE ENCOUNTER AT COMMISSION AS McGEE FACES VICTIM’S WIFE [10jun05] by Nigel Hunt
IT took a ton of courage and even more self-control. Face to face with the man who killed her husband, Di Gilchrist had many questions she wanted him to answer. But yesterday, a dignified Ms Gilchrist chose to remain silent as […]

McGee considered legal help a priority after cyclist’s death. 09/06/2005. ABC News Online
Prominent Adelaide lawyer Eugene McGee has told the Kapunda Road Royal Commission that his main aim while on the run after killing a cyclist, was to get back to Adelaide for legal assistance. Mr McGee has told the commission that he knew he […]

The Advertiser: McGee’s wife tells of husband’s 5.33pm call: I THINK I’VE JUST KILLED SOMEBODY [09jun05] by Nigel Hunt
LAWYER Eugene McGee rang his wife 28 minutes after hitting cyclist Ian Humphrey and told her “I think I’ve killed somebody,” the Kapunda Road Royal Commission has heard. But Barbara McGee yesterday testified she remembered little else […]

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McGee to give evidence at Royal Commission
Lawyer Eugene McGee will be called to give evidence before the Kapunda Road Royal Commission in Adelaide. Mr McGee’s lawyer has argued his client should not have to answer certain questions about his behaviour on the day Mr McGee hit and killed a cyclist […]