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Mr Carter convicted of murder. This was a retrial of that offence. Mr Carter’s initial conviction had been set aside on appeal in [2002] QCA 431. The murder charge arose out of circumstances in which Mr Carter assisted the victim in killing herself by injection of heroin.
Primary Judgment
SC587/00 (No citation)
17 Jul 2003
Date of sentence of life imprisonment: Mullins J.
Primary Judgment
[2012] QSC 234
29 Aug 2012
Applications for extension of time and judicial review of Attorney-General’s decision not to refer case to Court of Appeal under s 672A of the Criminal Code (Qld) ('the Code') refused. Importantly, her Honour held that s 311 of the Code (aiding suicide) was not exhaustive of Mr Carter's criminal responsibility and that the circumstances of the case could properly found a conviction of murder under s 302(1)(a): Wilson J.
Primary Judgment
[2016] QSC 86
14 Apr 2016
Application to reopen sentence refused: Mullins J.
Appeal Determined (QCA)
[2003] QCA 515
21 Nov 2003
Appeal against conviction dismissed. It was open to the jury to be satisfied that Mr Carter caused the victim's death, thereby killing her, for the purposes of s 302(1)(a) of the Code: McPherson and Williams JJA, White J.
Appeal Determined (QCA)
[2013] QCA 140 [2014] 1 Qd R 111
31 May 2013
Appeal against [2012] QSC 234 dismissed: White JA, Atkinson and Martin JJ.
Special Leave Refused (HCA)
[2005] HCATrans 175
21 Mar 2005
Application for special leave to appeal against [2003] QCA 515 refused: McHugh and Heydon JJ.
Appeal Status
Appeal Determined - Special Leave Refused (HCA)
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