Roberts seeks damages from the state for the 5,627 days he spent behind bars after winning retrial in court of appeal and being cleared by a new jury
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For decades Jason Roberts was branded as a double police killer.
But after winning a retrial through Victoria’s court of appeal and a second jury found him not guilty, he’s now fighting for compensation.
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