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The Boxing Butterfly: A Life of Conviction Margaret Cunneen ; introduced and edited by Andrew L. Urban.

The Boxing Butterfly: A Life of Conviction Margaret Cunneen ; introduced and edited by Andrew L. Urban.
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ISBN 9781925927924
Shelf Location B/CUN
Biography
Author Cunneen, Margaret author.
Title The Boxing Butterfly : A Life of Conviction / Margaret Cunneen ; introduced and edited by Andrew L. Urban.
Publication Details Melbourne, Victoria:
[2022] Wilkinson Publishing,
©2022.
Collation 298 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : portraits ; 24 cm. ;
Abstract/Summary The Boxing Butterfly is a career chronicle of Margaret Cunneen SC-the boxing butterfly who turned the tables on ICAC, amidst prosecuting murderers, pedophiles and rapists-as she launches into her new chapter as a defence barrister. In her rear view mirror, Cunneen sees her trial successes-her convictions-interspersed with the flak from the ground fire of some colleagues who resented her success and were determined tostop her climb to greater heights. She regrets nothing and is totally satisfied with what she does. As Madam Crown, she empathised with the victims and their families. Now, as defence counsel she empathises with the accused she defends.And what stories she tells! Some are gruesome and confronting, such as prosecuting the irreverent Skafs for gang rape, Robert 'Dolly' Dunn for pedophilia, the Butcher of Bega for unspeakable medical malpractice and the Charbaji Brothers for an ice-fuelled torture session that ended in murder. Others-especially relating to her defence clients, are filled with humanity and surprising moments of amusement, like the Chinese movieproducer who couldn't speak English yet taught inmates chess while awaiting trial.
Subject Cunneen, Margaret, -- 1959-
Cunneen, Margaret
Lawyers -- Australia -- Biography
Biography: general
True crime
Public prosecutors
Criminal procedure -- Australia
Defense (Criminal procedure) -- Australia
Criminal courts -- Australia
Criminal law -- Australia
Women lawyers
Trials -- Australia
Other Author Urban, Andrew L.,
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