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R v Carter[2002] QCA 431

Reported at [2003] 2 Qd R 402
CITATION: R v Carter [2002] QCA 431
JUDGE(S): McMurdo P, Jerrard JA, Mackenzie J
DELIVERED ON: 18 October 2002
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Editorial Notes

  • Published Case Name:

    R v Carter

  • Shortened Case Name:

    R v Carter

  • Reported Citation:

    [2003] 2 Qd R 402

  • MNC:

    [2002] QCA 431

  • Court:

    QCA

  • Judge(s):

    McMurdo P, Jerrard JA, Mackenzie J

  • Date:

    18 Oct 2002

Litigation History

EventCitation or FileDateNotes
Primary JudgmentSC587/00 (No citation)-Mr Carter convicted of murdering Ms Marke and, on his own plea, of supplying heroin to and aiding suicide of Mr Smyth. These charges arose out of Mr Carter having assisted Ms Marke and Mr Smyth in killing themselves by way of administration of heroin.
Primary JudgmentSC587/00 (No citation)-Mr Carter sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, shorter terms of imprisonment being imposed for the other offences.
Appeal Determined (QCA)[2002] QCA 431 [2003] 2 Qd R 40218 Oct 2002Appeal against murder conviction allowed, incompetent representation having engendered a miscarriage of justice; conviction quashed; retrial ordered: McMurdo P, Jerrard JA, Mackenzie J. At the retrial, Mr Carter was again convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. His attempts to appeal against ([2003] QCA 515; [2005] HCATrans 175) and otherwise revisit ([2012] QSC 234; [2013] QCA 140) the conviction, and reopen the sentence ([2016] QSC 86), were unsuccessful.

Appeal Status

Appeal Determined (QCA)

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