On 27 November 2014, Graham James Rockford was found guilty of three serious offences, including the cultivation and trafficking of a commercial quantity of cannabis. Within six months, his conviction was overturned, on account of police having unlawfully obtained the evidence.
I look at what happened, and the principal factors that swayed the South Australian Court of Appeal to make that decision.
Trial: R v Rockford [2014] SADC 199.
Appeal: R v Rockford [2015] SASCFC 51.