A police officer convicted of assaulting a man at Goulburn Police Station will appeal the decision at district court.
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Senior Constable Jeames Iain Murray, 38, of Crookwell, will appeal his conviction in relation to the assault of an 18-year-old male at Goulburn Police Station on January 12, 2019. Murray was convicted of two counts of assault at Goulburn Local Court on October 20, 2020.
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At Goulburn District Court on February 4 Barrister Brendan Green presented an application to produce fresh evidence to appeal his client's conviction.
Mr Green said Judge Mark Williams wasn't bound by decisions made by the previous magistrate on the case.
"The level of force used in [Murray's] mind was necessary in that situation," he said.
Judge Williams said the evidence was fresh and it was in the interest of justice to hold an appeal hearing.
Murray will be before Goulburn District Court again on February 15.
