Chris Dawson

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Chris Dawson to stand trial for alleged murder of wife Lynette 40 ... (The Guardian)

Former rugby league player, who has pleaded not guilty, to stand trial after high court denies application for special leave to appeal.

Dawson then took the matter to the high court, seeking special leave to appeal, which was denied on Friday. The NSW supreme court in September 2020 granted a nine-month stay but denied Dawson’s bid to permanently halt proceedings. A last-ditch effort by his lawyers to have the case permanently halted was dismissed by the high court on Friday.

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Chris Dawson denied special leave to appeal to High Court in bid to ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Mr Dawson, 73, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife Lynette on Sydney's northern beaches in January 1982. He was charged in 2018.

Justice Gageler said the Court of Criminal Appeal discerned no appealable error in the decision of the Supreme Court judge. On Friday, Mr Dawson applied for special leave to appeal the earlier decisions in the High Court in Canberra. Chris Dawson has been denied special leave to appeal to the High Court in an attempt to permanently stay his upcoming trial for murder.

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Chris Dawson to stand trial for murder (Sky News Australia)

Chris Dawson will stand trial over the murder of his wife Lynette after a last-ditch attempt to throw the case out failed.

New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Stream more local news live & on demand with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. Chris Dawson will stand trial over the murder of his wife Lynette after a last-ditch attempt to throw the case out failed.

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Chris Dawson set to face trial for murder after High Court threw out ... (ABC News)

Former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson is set to be tried for the alleged murder of his wife in 1982, after the High Court threw out his application for a ...

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Chris Dawson to face murder trial as final legal bid fails (9News)

Chris Dawson will face criminal trial over the alleged murder of his wife Lynette, who was last seen at the...

The trial is estimated to run for eight weeks. The 73-year-old is expected to stand trial in NSW next month. This morning the High Court dismissed Mr Dawson's special leave application, the final bid to permanently halt the proceedings.

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Alleged wife killer Chris Dawson to stand trial for murder of Lynette ... (The Australian)

Former school teacher Chris Dawson will face trial for murder of his wife Lyn after the High Court dismissed his last ditch application for a permanent stay ...

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Chris Dawson will stand trial over alleged murder as High Court ... (Daily Mail)

The former professional rugby league player and teacher is accused of killing his wife Lynette 40 years ago following her 1982 disappearance from Sydney. A last ...

Chris Dawson (centre) will stand trial for the murder of his wife Lynette after Australia's highest court dismissed an application for the matter to be struck out Chris Dawson will stand trial for the murder of his wife Lynette after Australia's highest court dismissed an application for the matter to be struck out. - Lynette disappeared 40 years ago with Dawson to stand trial for murder

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Chris Dawson to stand trial over the alleged murder of his wife (Brisbane Times)

Former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson will stand trial over the alleged murder of his wife Lynette Dawson 40 years ago.

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Chris Dawson to face trial for murder (Sky News Australia)

Former Sydney school teacher Chris Dawson will face trial for the murder of his wife Lynette after the High Court dismissed his application to stop ...

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Chris Dawson to stand trial over the alleged murder of his wife (WAtoday)

Former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson will stand trial over the alleged murder of his wife Lynette Dawson 40 years ago.

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Chris Dawson Set To Stand Trial For Allegedly Killing His Wife 40 ... (Triple M)

Former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson will face a criminal trial over the alleged murder of his wife Lynette, 40 years ago. The High Court on Friday morning ...

Estimated to run over the course of eight-weeks, the 73-year-old will stand trial in the NSW Supreme Court on May 9. Mr Dawson is accused of killing his wife 40 years ago, after her disappearance in Sydney. Former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson will face a criminal trial over the alleged murder of his wife Lynette, 40 years ago.

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Chris Dawson Set To Stand Trial For Allegedly Killing His Wife 40 ... (Hit 107)

Former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson will face a criminal trial over the alleged murder of his wife Lynette, 40 years ago. The High Court on Friday morning ...

Estimated to run over the course of eight-weeks, the 73-year-old will stand trial in the NSW Supreme Court on May 9. Mr Dawson is accused of killing his wife 40 years ago, after her disappearance in Sydney. Former Sydney teacher Chris Dawson will face a criminal trial over the alleged murder of his wife Lynette, 40 years ago.

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