Canterbury Mornings

The Peter Ellis appeal will be allowed to proceed, despite his death.The Supreme Court has decided the appeal should continue, almost a year to the day since he died.Ellis was convicted on 16 charges of sexual offending against seven children in 1993.He appealed twice to the Court of Appeal, the second time after a referral by the Governor-General.The first appeal quashed three of his convictions.The second appeal against the remaining 13 convictions was dismissed in 1999.Ellis was granted leave to appeal those remaining convictions in July last year, but died in September.The Supreme Court says the reasons for this decision will be provided at the same time as the decision is released on the substantive appeal.Peter Ellis' long-time lawyer Robert Harrison told Chris Lynch it was a great development in the fight for justice and a chance to restore the reputation of his late client.“I think it’s fantastic news. It gives us a chance to put before the court the arguments that we’ve been preparing for quite some