Former Police Sergeant Colin Bailey, who was acquitted on a charge of murdering his wife, is suing the state for more than $100 million in damages over his wrongful arrest and subsequent detention for five and half years.
Bailey was freed in October after Justice Jo-Ann Barlow upheld a no-case submission made on his behalf by attorney Nigel Hughes, following the admission by the prosecution that there was no evidence linking him to the crime.
The Attorney General (AG) and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) have been named as respondents in the action.