Archive for the 'McGee Contempt of Court Case' Category

April 26: McGee prosecution case could be dismissed, magistrate warns. 26/04/2006. ABC News Online

McGee prosecution case could be dismissed, magistrate warns. 26/04/2006. ABC News Online:
An Adelaide magistrate has warned that the case against lawyer Eugene McGee and his brother is in danger of collapse. Fifty-two-year-old Eugene Norman McGee and 55-year-old Craig Patrick McGee are alleged to have perverted the course of justice in the hours after cyclist Ian [...]

April 26: Lawyer’s charges could be dismissed | | The Australian

Lawyer’s charges could be dismissed | | The Australian By Lauren Ahwan.
A MAGISTRATE has threatened to dismiss criminal charges against a prominent Adelaide lawyer unless prosecutors better detail their allegations. Magistrate Fred Field said he was not satisfied with the prosecution’s attempts to provide particulars of charges faced by lawyer Eugene Norman McGee and his [...]

March 14: Hit-and-run widow supports victims’ advocate proposal. 14/03/2006. ABC News Online

Hit-and-run widow supports victims’ advocate proposal. 14/03/2006. ABC News Online
The widow of Eugene McGee’s hit-and-run victim says she still has not received justice, despite the South Australian Government’s intervention. Di Gilchrist, the widow of Ian Humphries, has spoken in favour of a proposal by Independent MP Nick Xenophon for a victims’ advocate. Last year the [...]

Feb 26: The Advertiser: Wife of victim hits out at DPP

The Advertiser: Wife of victim hits out at DPP Nigel Hunt. 26feb06
THE wife of the man killed by lawyer Eugene McGee in a hit-run crash has accused Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Pallaras of being “insensitive and disrespectful” to victims of crime. Diana Gilcrist-Humphrey, whose husband Ian Humphrey was killed while cycling on Kapunda Rd, [...]

Feb 11: The Advertiser: Still work to do, says Pallaras [11feb06]

The Advertiser: Still work to do, says Pallaras [11feb06]
DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions Stephen Pallaras says his office’s strained relationship with the State Government is far from fixed. Mr Pallaras, since taking over last April, has clashed with the Government on such issues as the Paul Nemer case, the Kapunda Road Royal Commission and sentencing appeals. [...]

Dec 31: Elizabeth Wynhausen: Brazen displays of the unAustralian way

Elizabeth Wynhausen: Brazen displays of the unAustralian way
December 31, 2005
IT is a truth universally acknowledged that the reticence once prized by Australians no longer gets you anywhere. In light of such a historic shift, this columnist proposes to honour those whose brazen behaviour has succeeded beyond their wildest dreams – let alone ours.
The “unAustralian of [...]

Oct 7: McGees answer charges ‘under protest’

McGees answer charges ‘under protest’ Friday, 7 October 2005. 17:41 (AEST)
Adelaide lawyer Eugene McGee and his brother have been excused from attending their first Adelaide Magistrates Court hearing on charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice. Eugene Norman McGee, 51, and 55-year-old Craig Patrick McGee were charged after recommendations made by the Kapunda [...]

August 30: The Advertiser: Date set for McGees to face court [30aug05]

The Advertiser: Date set for McGees to face court [30aug05]
LAWYER Eugene McGee and his brother, Craig, will face Adelaide Magistrates Court on October 7 accused of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Police yesterday filed an information with the court outlining the charges under section 256 (1) of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act.
It is [...]

August 27: The Advertiser: McGee brothers to face charges [27aug05]

The Advertiser: McGee brothers to face charges [27aug05] By Nigel Hunt
LAWYER Eugene McGee and his brother Craig late yesterday were reported by police for conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. Police revealed last night the pair would be summonsed to formally answer the charge in court at a date to be fixed.
Yesterday’s police action [...]

August 26: SA police consider charges for McGee brothers. 26/08/2005. ABC News Online

SA police consider charges for McGee brothers. 26/08/2005. ABC News Online
Police have reported prominent Adelaide barrister Eugene McGee and his brother Craig McGee with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice. On Wednesday, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Stephen Pallaras recommended the charges based on the findings of the Kapunda Road Royal Commission into [...]