Outside the court, Archbold told awaiting media, “As you’ll probably appreciate, there are always more sides to every story.
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“We’ll have an opportunity to tell ours in the fullness of time, in the appropriate form, and I suppose history will be the judge,” he said.
Police allege Lamarre-Condon stalked Baird, potentially breaking into his Paddington home and damaging the television presenter’s car in the lead-up to the alleged murders. Baird had allegedly complained to friends about a “shadowy figure” standing over his bed.
The then-serving police officer is accused of checking his service weapon out of Miranda Police Station ahead of a shift patrolling a pro-Palestine protest on the day of the deaths.
Police claim he then hid the couple’s bodies in surfboard bags he purchased at a Miranda shopping centre, before submerging them in a dam and leaving them about 180 kilometres south-west of Sydney, travelling in a rented white van.
A three-day manhunt followed Baird and Davies’ sudden disappearance, before Lamarre-Condon turned himself in to police on February 23.
Colleen Lamarre leaves court after her son entered pleas of not guilty.Credit: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Days after his arrest, he allegedly revealed the bodies’ location to detectives from inside custody.
In July, his second legal team, led by publicly funded lawyer Alexander Terracini, sensationally quit after “an issue arose” the day before his latest court appearance. Terracini had replaced Lamarre-Condon’s first solicitor, John Walford.
A third legal team replaced them, with Legal Aid appointing Sydney lawyer Archbold, who was granted a six-week adjournment in July despite the prosecution’s objections.
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The court heard a further count of aggravated break and enter regarding an alleged incident with Baird was dismissed.
Lamarre-Condon’s mother, Colleen Lamarre, attended court to support her son on Tuesday and walked out of court without speaking to journalists.
In his pre-policing days, Lamarre-Condon ran a celebrity blog, interviewing or posing with dozens of celebrities, including Taylor Swift.
The court heard the matter will next be heard in the Supreme Court on October 3 for arraignment.
Lamarre-Condon has been fired from the NSW Police Force.
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