Our sizes may differ in size from other companies. All seams are back tacked at start and end for durability. The bill has three rows of stitching and holds its shape throughout the life of the hat. Made in the USA and guaranteed for quality and fit. Welding caps have a 2 1/2" bill and your choice of size and crown. Hall and his team say three key things led to the wrongful conviction, and these will be the basis for their stance at the appeal.Welding Caps have a low profile and are constructed of high quality material that's made to last. That is a tragedy all of its own." The three keys "Shirley sold the family home to fund Alan's appeals and died with him still a convicted murderer. "Alan and his family are in the fourth decade of fighting what is, in my view, an incredible injustice that has ruined a vulnerable man's life," McKinnel said. The leading causes of wrongful conviction are official misconduct, police interviewing and flawed identification evidence, and McKinnel says all three are present in Hall's case. The two women leading the Crown response to Alan's appeal, Madeleine Laracy and Emma Hoskin, have not only done the right thing, they were also courageous, taking the positions they have." "Crown Law taking the position they have in Alan's case is commendable. "I have been and am involved in cases, like Teina Pora's, where the Crown fight you every step of the way," he said. The stance the Crown will have is to be considered brave, according to McKinnel. McKinnel said the 37-year wait to clear a vulnerable man's name is an indictment on our justice system. Now, four years on, they will finally have their day in court.
McKinnel became aware of Hall's case after he was asked by journalist Mike Wesley-Smith to make comment for his podcast Grove Road, another paving stone in the winding path to this week's appeal.ĭiving into his research, McKinnel saw "something terrible had gone wrong" for Hall, and he was asked by Hall's brothers to take on the case. Zavest Investigator Tim McKinnel, who helped clear Teina Pora of his wrongful murder conviction in 2015, has played a massive role in getting Hall's case before the Supreme Court, with the help of his colleague Katya Paquin and Chisnall and his team. The Crown has advised the Supreme Court it doesn't intend to oppose the appeal and accepts Hall's convictions should be quashed. The fight for justiceįor decades Hall and his family have fought for recognition that he was let down by the prosecution, and he has appealed against his conviction four times, three of those being a prerogative of mercy, a process that is one of the highest forms of appeal in NZ.
Hall said he wants justice for the Easton family, and hopes the true killer will be found one day. The description of the attacker, and key witness statements from a man who was in the area at the time, were concealed by police, and a jury found Hall guilty of the murder in 1986. Hall, who was yet to be diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, came to police attention two months later because he owned a bayonet and beanie similar to the ones found at the scene, and was walking in the area at the time of the attack.Įxtensive police questioning of Hall ensued and investigator Tim McKinnel said the nature of the questioning, and the vulnerability of a man singled out for being different was problematic. The murder weapon and a woolly hat were all that was left at the scene by the murderer, who was described to be a Māori man, tall and broad in stature.
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