Christchurch mass killer loses bid to overturn conviction
White supremacist Brenton Tarrant's appeal is "utterly devoid of merit", a New Zealand court has ruled.
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White supremacist Brenton Tarrant's appeal is "utterly devoid of merit", a New Zealand court has ruled.
Australian white supremacist Brenton Tarrant's attempt to appeal his guilty pleas for the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks was dismissed by New Zealand's Court of Appeal, which deemed his case 'utterly devoid of merit'.
Brenton Tarrant's appeal to withdraw his guilty pleas for the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks was rejected by New Zealand's Court of Appeal, affirming his life imprisonment without parole.
Brenton Tarrant's attempt to overturn his conviction and sentence for the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks was denied by New Zealand's Court of Appeal, which found his appeal 'utterly devoid of merit'.
Brenton Tarrant's appeal to withdraw his guilty pleas for the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks was dismissed by New Zealand's Court of Appeal, upholding his life imprisonment without parole.
Brenton Tarrant's appeal to overturn his convictions for the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks was denied by New Zealand's Court of Appeal, which found his case 'utterly devoid of merit'.
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