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R v Zafirovska[2020] QCA 128

CITATION: R v Zafirovska [2020] QCA 128
JUDGE(S): Fraser JA, McMurdo JA, Mullins JA
DELIVERED ON: 12 June 2020
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Editorial Notes

  • Published Case Name:

    R v Zafirovska

  • Shortened Case Name:

    R v Zafirovska

  • MNC:

    [2020] QCA 128

  • Court:

    QCA

  • Judge(s):

    Fraser JA, McMurdo JA, Mullins JA

  • Date:

    12 Jun 2020

Litigation History

EventCitation or FileDateNotes
Primary JudgmentSC856/18 (No citation)13 Mar 2019Date of conviction; found guilty at trial (Lyons SJA and jury) of murder of mother in house they shared; identity of killer in dispute; case turned on what jury made of evidence relating to piece of wood; proof that that object was murder weapon and was concealed in accused’s bedroom relatively straightforward; defence case was that unknown intruder/s used object to kill deceased and then hid it there.
Appeal Determined (QCA)[2020] QCA 12812 Jun 2020Appeal against conviction dismissed; jury’s verdict not unreasonable; on whole of evidence, no significant possibility that murder weapon hidden by unknown intruder/s; open to jury to conclude that accused killed deceased: McMurdo JA (Fraser JA and Mullins JA agreeing).
Special Leave Refused (HCA)[2022] HCATrans 3617 Mar 2022Application for special leave to appeal from [2020] QCA 128 refused; no arguable case that Court of Appeal misapplied relevant principles; insufficient prospects of success to warrant grant of special leave: Gageler and Steward JJ.

Appeal Status

Appeal Determined - Special Leave Refused (HCA)

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