R Vs Farquharson Essay

A thorough investigation can be the difference between proving an individual innocent or guilty (Reference). Investigations are highly important, however need to be precisely accurate and contain no mistakes to prevent a wrongful conviction of an individual (reference). This essay will focus on Mr. Farquharson’s homicide Investigation process. By doing so this essay will analyse and identify the process in which the investigation took place, failures or weaknesses made by police, recommendations that could have been made to improve the validity of the investigation and lastly the role in which social media influenced individuals to believe a certain view point and convict Robert Farquharson of murder.

The Investigation Process

According to R v Farquharson (2009) On the night of Father’s Day, 2005, Robert Farquharson was driving his three children back to their mother’s property. On the way, back Farquharson allegedly suffered from a coughing attack which

As stated in the Court transcript of R v Farquharson (2009) First response officers including Senior Sargent Exton were preserving evidence by highlighting the tyre tracks left behind by the vehicle in which Farquharson was driving. Sargent Exton used yellow spray paint to make the tracks stand out and last longer so that an investigation of these tracks could begin. Photos of the tracks were taken and later used as evidence. The major Collision unit investigated these tracks, through the photos taken and suggested that there was a three-steer pattern. They reached the conclusion that only a person who was conscious could have made these markings. This statement suggested that Farquharson had to have been lying about his coughing fit making him unconscious and therefore this accident was his intention all