NOVEMBER 2018: Retrial starts. Jurors aren’t told of the previous hung jury. Judge deems vital evidence inadmissible, no new evidence is allowed, just re-arguing the old evidence.
DECEMBER 2018: Pell is found guilty on all charges by an unanimous jury. He appeals to High Court.
APRIL 7, 2020. - Australia's High Court unanimously (7-0) quashes conviction. Pell free to go after 400 days in supermax prison, almost all in solitary.
It was not a bad lawyer. It was not even about a supposed crime. It was about Pell being anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage, "right wing," at odds with Liberals on immigration policy and Muslims, a Catholic Bishop who talked like a Catholic Bishop. And a coast-to-cost Left-wing media frenzy.
Plus the Vatican hung him out to dry, because at the time of the charges being made, he was investigating Vatican Bank finances. This is why the Friends-of-Francis permitted him to be extradited in the first place, which they didn't have to do. Truly squalid story if you want to go into it.
This is all one need s to know why this happened. It will be interesting to see what deep state Pope Francsis does now.