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Last week, Semmen’s lawyer, Avi Furstenberg, informed the County Court that his client was awaiting a response from Victoria Legal Aid regarding more funding before a potential appeal could proceed.
Mr Furstenberg told County Court Judge Scott Johns that Semmens was at a distinct disadvantage to the prosecution, which was funded by the Australian Tax Office and the Commonwealth.
“We have had to beg, borrow and scrape from Legal Aid to get anything,” Mr Furstenberg told the court on October 30.
Judge Scott presided over Semmens’ original trial and when handing down sentence in November…
