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Date 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 128
12 Jun 2020
Appeal 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 36
17 Mar 2022
Application 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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