David Eastman
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David Harold Eastman is a former public servant
from Canberra
, Australia
. In 1995 he was convicted of the murder of Australian Federal Police
Assistant Commissioner Colin Winchester
. On 10 January 1989, Eastman shot Winchester twice in the head at point blank range in the driveway of Winchester's home in Deakin, Australian Capital Territory
. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for the murder.
Eastman was tried in 1995, a process lasting 85 days. During the trial, Eastman repeatedly sacked his attorneys and eventually chose to represent himself. Eastman also abused the judge during his trial, and during later legal proceedings and appeals. Subsequent to his conviction, Eastman continuously appealed his conviction, attempting to win a retrial on the basis that he was mentally unfit during his original trial. On 27 May 2009, Eastman was transferred from a New South Wales
prison to the Territory's Alexander Maconochie Centre
to see out his sentence.
Civil service
The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations....
from Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. In 1995 he was convicted of the murder of Australian Federal Police
Australian Federal Police
The Australian Federal Police is the federal police agency of the Commonwealth of Australia. Although the AFP was created by the amalgamation in 1979 of three Commonwealth law enforcement agencies, it traces its history from Commonwealth law enforcement agencies dating back to the federation of...
Assistant Commissioner Colin Winchester
Colin Winchester
Colin Stanley Winchester APM, was an Assistant Commissioner in the Australian Federal Police . Winchester commanded ACT Police, the community policing component of the AFP Australian Federal Police responsible for the Australian Capital Territory.On 10 January 1989, at about 9:15 pm, he was...
. On 10 January 1989, Eastman shot Winchester twice in the head at point blank range in the driveway of Winchester's home in Deakin, Australian Capital Territory
Deakin, Australian Capital Territory
Deakin is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Deakin is named after Alfred Deakin, second prime minister of Australia...
. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for the murder.
Eastman was tried in 1995, a process lasting 85 days. During the trial, Eastman repeatedly sacked his attorneys and eventually chose to represent himself. Eastman also abused the judge during his trial, and during later legal proceedings and appeals. Subsequent to his conviction, Eastman continuously appealed his conviction, attempting to win a retrial on the basis that he was mentally unfit during his original trial. On 27 May 2009, Eastman was transferred from a New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
prison to the Territory's Alexander Maconochie Centre
Alexander Maconochie Centre
The Alexander Maconochie Centre is an Australian prison and remand centre complex in the Australian Capital Territory.The centre is designed as a multi-role facility to replace the Belconnen Remand Centre and provide detention facilities so that prisoners who are currently held in New South Wales...
to see out his sentence.