Public Response
There was widespread public outcry following this decision. The general perception was that a person who had been found guilty by two juries of murdering a baby had 'got off' on a 'legal technicality' The Queensland premier Peter Beattie stated that 'there was an injustice done in this case', the New South Wales premier Bob Carr began a law reform process and the Victorian attorney general, Rob Hulls canvassed the possibility of legislative change.
The Kennedy family told side of the story in a 2003 ABC Australian Story episode, Double Bind.
The double jeopardy law has since been changed through the Criminal Code (Double Jeopardy) Amendment Act 2007 (Qld).
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