Court tosses US doctor’s manslaughter conviction

Published August 24, 2012 6:34am ET



SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s highest court on Friday threw out the conviction of an American surgeon accused of the manslaughter of three patients and ordered him to stand trial again, after ruling that conduct by prosecutors had led to a miscarriage of justice.

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