CNA Staff, Apr 2, 2020 / 14:00 pm
The High Court of Australia will hand down its decision in the case of Cardinal George Pell next week. The justices are considering Cardinal Pell's petition for special leave to appeal his 2018 conviction for sexual abuse.
The court announced Thursday that a decision would be issued by the seven justices in the case Pell v. The Crown on April 7 at 10 am. By the time the decision is handed down, the bench will have considered the cardinal's case for just over three weeks, after hearing two days of arguments in the case last month.
Pell is seeking to appeal the 2-1 split decision of the Court of Appeal in Victoria to sustain his 2018 conviction on five counts of child sexual abuse over two separate instances.
The High Court heard arguments from Pell's legal team and from state prosecutors March 11-12, after which the justices reserved judgment.