On the first day of Erin Patterson's appeal her barrister argued there was a "catastrophic" arrangement during verdict deliberations, despite conceding there was no evidence jurors interacted with prosecutors and police while staying in the same hotel.

Kristian Silva joins Stocky to talk through the grounds of appeal her defence are using to overturn her triple murder conviction — and how they have been countered by the prosecution so far.

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