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Date of conviction of one count of murder following trial before Burns J and a jury.
Appeal Determined (QCA)
[2020] QCA 265
01 Dec 2020
Appeal against conviction allowed, conviction set aside, a new trial be had; trial judge misdirected jury in respect of accused’s exculpatory out-of-court statements to the effect that jury must be satisfied that statements true and accurate before statements could give rise to reasonable doubt about Crown case; Crown did not contend that proviso should be applied: Mullins JA (Fraser and McMurdo JJA agreeing).
Appeal Status
Appeal Determined (QCA)
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