Attorneys for Bruce Lehrmann, the person accused of raping Brittany Higgins, have made their case for his trial to be delayed, arguing a speech on the Logies would prejudice proceedings.
ACT Chief Justice Lucy McCallum will make her judgment this afternoon, however expressed severe issues concerning the acceptance speech by Lisa Wilkinson, who interviewed Higgins final yr about her allegation she was raped in Parliament Home in 2019.
At present the courtroom heard Wilkinson’s speech on Sunday evening attracted vital consideration within the media and on-line, in addition to contentions that a few of the commentary ignored the actual fact the trial is but to happen.
“What issues me is that the excellence between allegation and guilt has been fully obliterated,” McCallum stated.
The Director of Public Prosecutions Shane Drumgold opposed the applying, arguing it wasn’t warranted and earlier bids to delay the trial had been rejected.
However Lehrmann’s lawyer Steve Whybrow stated the publicity across the speech posed a risk to the trial course of.
“I’m in search of a short lived keep so the publicity can die down and my consumer can get a good trial,” he stated.
A call will probably be made at 2pm.
