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Nuttall trial jury expected to retire
14th July 2009
Gordon Nuttall
THE jury in the trial of former Queensland government minister Gordon Nuttall is expected to retire on Tuesday afternoon.
Nuttall, 56, has pleaded not guilty to 36 counts of receiving secret commissions from mining executives Ken Talbot and Harold Shand between 2002 and 2005.
In his closing submission on Monday in the Brisbane District Court, crown prosecutor Ross Martin SC described Nuttall as a "method actor" who had tried to convince himself and the jury that there was nothing corrupt in his decision to accept $360,000 from Mr Talbot and Mr Shand.
Mr Martin said Nuttall had justified his behaviour was acceptable by claiming it was to fund property for his children, but most of the money did not go to them.
Nuttall's defence barrister John Rivett told the jury his client had been completely open, honest and transparent when seeking and obtaining the money from the two men.
Chief Judge Patsy Wolfe will sum up before the jury retires to deliberate.
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