Defence lawyers for convicted rapist Ralph Carr argue the jury’s guilty verdicts amount to an “obvious” miscarriage of justice. They are contesting the outcome of the trial and calling into question the basis on which the jury reached its decision.

The outlets report that the legal team’s position centres on whether the verdicts are safe and whether the trial process properly supported the jury’s findings. While all accounts describe the same core claim from the defence, the reports do not provide further details in the excerpts about the specific grounds, evidence issues, or legal arguments being pursued.

Overall, the articles focus on the dispute raised by the defence rather than on any response from prosecutors or the court, reflecting differing emphasis on the challenge itself rather than on the underlying facts of the case.