Overview
- The Victorian Court of Appeal opened the hearing before Justices Karin Emerton, Phillip Priest and Peter Kidd, with Lynn brought from prison to appear in person.
- Defence barrister Dermot Dann KC told the court the prosecution “wrote the rules” at trial, alleging a sustained breach of fairness in closing arguments.
- One ground challenges the handling of ballistics evidence by Victoria Police expert Paul Griffiths, which the defence says could have led jurors down an impermissible pathway.
- Lynn also contests the jury’s route to its split verdict as unsafe and unsatisfactory, while maintaining both deaths were accidental followed by a cover‑up.
- He seeks to overturn the 32-year sentence, arguing it is manifestly excessive, as the Director of Public Prosecutions Brendan Kissane appears for the Crown.