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R v Wade[2011] QCA 289

Reported at [2012] 2 Qd R 31
CITATION: R v Wade [2011] QCA 289
JUDGE(S): Muir JA, Chesterman JA, M Wilson AJA
DELIVERED ON: 18 October 2011
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Editorial Notes

  • Published Case Name:

    R v Wade

  • Shortened Case Name:

    R v Wade

  • Reported Citation:

    [2012] 2 Qd R 31

  • MNC:

    [2011] QCA 289

  • Court:

    QCA

  • Judge(s):

    Muir JA, Chesterman JA, M Wilson AJA

  • Date:

    18 Oct 2011

Litigation History

EventCitation or FileDateNotes
Primary JudgmentSC No 29 of 2010 (no citation)21 Mar 2011Defendant convicted of murder on his plea of guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment
Appeal Determined (QCA)[2011] QCA 289 [2012] 2 Qd R 3118 Oct 2011Appeal against conviction allowed, conviction quashed, retrial ordered. Having suffered from a panic attack and/or pronounced anxiety in the courtroom, Mr Wade’s mental and emotional state was such that his plea of guilty was not free and voluntary, giving rise to a miscarriage of justice: Muir and Chesterman JJA and Wilson AJA. At the retrial, Mr Wade was acquitted of murder but convicted of manslaughter and sentenced by Applegarth J to 9 years' imprisonment.

Appeal Status

Appeal Determined (QCA)

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