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R v Turner (No 2)[2020] QDC 281

CITATION: R v Turner (No 2) [2020] QDC 281
JUDGE(S): Sheridan DCJ
DELIVERED ON: 10 November 2020
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Editorial Notes

  • Published Case Name:

    R v Turner (No. 2)

  • Shortened Case Name:

    R v Turner (No 2)

  • MNC:

    [2020] QDC 281

  • Court:

    QDC

  • Judge(s):

    Sheridan DCJ

  • Date:

    10 Nov 2020

Litigation History

EventCitation or FileDateNotes
Primary Judgment[2020] QDCPR 10804 Nov 2020Pre-trial application seeking disclosure of material subject of claim of public interest immunity; claim for confidentiality legitimately made and balancing exercise heavily in favour of maintaining confidentiality; application refused: Sheridan DCJ.
Primary Judgment[2020] QDC 28110 Nov 2020No-case submission on count of attempting to pervert course of justice; contended that Crown's particulars do not rise above merely preparatory conduct; application refused: Sheridan DCJ.
Primary JudgmentDC83/20 (No citation)12 Nov 2020Date of conviction after trial (Sheridan DCJ and jury) of attempting to pervert course of justice and three counts of giving false testimony; Crown case that accused helped son flee jurisdiction and lied in proceedings to recover surety for bail; accused gave evidence and real issue at trial was her credit; trial judge excluded evidence from witness that accused had told her that she believed that her son was dead.
Appeal Determined (QCA)CA282/20 (No citation)15 Sep 2021Appeal allowed, convictions quashed, retrial ordered, reasons to be published at later date: Sofronoff P, Bowskill SJA, Freeburn J.
Appeal Determined (QCA)[2021] QCA 27007 Dec 2021Reasons for orders made on 15 Sep 2021; evidence admissible to prove accused’s state of mind; proviso cannot be applied, accused’s evidence not so glaringly improbable that court can reject it out of hand and weight of excluded evidence a matter for jury: Sofronoff P (Bowskill SJA and Freeburn J agreeing).

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Appeal Determined (QCA)

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