'Justice has been done':Eastman not guilty of Winchester murder

'Justice has been done':Eastman not guilty of Winchester murder

David Eastman spent 19 years in jail for the murder of the most senior officer in the ACT. On Thursday,a jury found him not guilty after a six-month retrial.

  • byAlexandra Back&Michael Inman

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Eastman jury ask to go home at 2pm for period of contemplation

Eastman jury ask to go home at 2pm for period of contemplation

The David Eastman jury asked to go home at 2pm on Wednesday for a period of contemplation overnight.

  • byAlexandra Back
Eastman jury to return for sixth day of deliberations

Eastman jury to return for sixth day of deliberations

The ACT Supreme Court jury deliberating a verdict in the trial of accused murderer David Harold Eastman was sent home about 3pm on Tuesday.

  • byAlexandra Back
Eastman jury tell judge of stalemate,told to keep deliberating

Eastman jury tell judge of stalemate,told to keep deliberating

The jury deciding the verdict for murder in the marathon trial of David Harold Eastman said they have been unable to reach a unanimous verdict.

  • byAlexandra Back&Michael Inman
Eastman jurors to deliberate into fourth day

Eastman jurors to deliberate into fourth day

The twelve jurors deciding the fate of David Harold Eastman will return to their jury room Monday for a fourth day of deliberations.

  • byAlexandra Back
David Eastman jury retires to consider murder verdict

David Eastman jury retires to consider murder verdict

An ACT Supreme Court jury has retired to consider its verdict in the murder trial of David Harold Eastman.

  • byAlexandra Back
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Mafia had'sufficiently strong motive'to kill Winchester:court told

Mafia had'sufficiently strong motive'to kill Winchester:court told

Mafia drug growers arrested in a police sting had lost a lot of money and faced time behind bars,a court has heard.

  • byMichael Inman
'Real problems'with dates and identification:David Eastman's defence

'Real problems'with dates and identification:David Eastman's defence

The first port of call upon buying a defective product would be to return it to the seller,David Eastman's defence team says.

  • byMichael Inman
Gun seller not loyal to David Eastman:defence

Gun seller not loyal to David Eastman:defence

If a man who allegedly sold the rifle used to kill Colin Winchester had been loyal or fearful of the killer,why did he search for and deliver spent cartridges cases to the police?

  • byMichael Inman
David Eastman optimistic about the future:defence

David Eastman optimistic about the future:defence

David Harold Eastman had been optimistic about his future in the days before Colin Winchester’s murder,the defence says.

  • byMichael Inman
'There is a gap in the evidence':Eastman's defence

'There is a gap in the evidence':Eastman's defence

Forensic police struggled to take control of the scene of Colin Winchester’s murder,eventually locking down the area two-and-a-half hours after the shooting,a court has heard.

  • byMichael Inman