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R v Spencer[2020] QCA 265

CITATION: R v Spencer [2020] QCA 265
JUDGE(S): Fraser JA, McMurdo JA, Mullins JA
DELIVERED ON: 01 December 2020
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Editorial Notes

  • Published Case Name:

    R v Spencer

  • Shortened Case Name:

    R v Spencer

  • MNC:

    [2020] QCA 265

  • Court:

    QCA

  • Judge(s):

    Fraser JA, McMurdo JA, Mullins JA

  • Date:

    01 Dec 2020

Litigation History

EventCitation or FileDateNotes
Primary JudgmentSC1968/18 (No citation)15 Nov 2019Date of conviction of one count of murder following trial before Burns J and a jury.
Appeal Determined (QCA)[2020] QCA 26501 Dec 2020Appeal 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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