Donna Nelson appeal: Tokyo High Court rejects Monash Uni report hoping to clear convicted drug smuggler's name
Her lawyers were hoping expert evidence from a Monash University professor would convince appeal judges she was the innocent victim of a romance scammer.
This afternoon the Tokyo High Court rejected that report.
On September 25, Ms Nelson will learn whether the court accepts her appeal and she is let go, whether the case goes back to trial, or whether the appeal is dismissed and she needs to serve out her six-year sentence.
More to come.
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