A Hobart court has heard all Tasmanian magistrates have disqualified themselves from hearing a negligent driving case involving the Director of Public Prosecutions, Tim Ellis.
Ellis has pleaded not guilty in the Hobart Magistrates Court to a charge of causing death by negligent driving.
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Ellis sustained serious leg injuries in the crash and has been off work since.
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But Ellis’s legal team objected, saying they had identified at least five local magistrates who would have no grounds to disqualify themselves.
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High-profile Tasmanians prosecuted by Ellis were in court for the hearing. Among them was former Police Commissioner Jack Johnston who was stripped searched during a failed attempt to prosecute him for allegedly disclosing state secrets.
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