The Supreme Court has decided the appeal of child sex offender Peter Ellis should continue, despite his death.
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Mr Ellis died in September last year, just two months after his application to appeal against his remaining 13 convictions was granted by the Supreme Court.
The appeal process usually ends if the appellant dies.
However, citing tikanga, his counsel Natalie Coates told the Supreme Court in June this year that his appeal should continue.
She told Māni Dunlop that although the details of the decision have not been released, it's a significant ruling none-the-less.
