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R v Knight, Williams & Robertson[2012] QSC 397

R v Knight, Williams & Robertson[2012] QSC 397

CITATION: R v Knight, Williams & Robertson [2012] QSC 397
JUDGE(S): Atkinson J
DELIVERED ON: 11 December 2012
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Editorial Notes

  • Published Case Name:

    R v Knight & Ors

  • Shortened Case Name:

    R v Knight, Williams & Robertson

  • MNC:

    [2012] QSC 397

  • Court:

    QSC

  • Judge(s):

    Atkinson J

  • Date:

    11 Dec 2012

Litigation History

EventCitation or FileDateNotes
Primary JudgmentSC188/11 (No citation)02 Apr 2012Date of conviction of Mr Knight, Mr Williams, and Mr Robertson of murder. This was a retrial; in [2010] QCA 372, the Court of Appeal had, in each case, allowed an appeal against conviction, quashed the conviction, and ordered a retrial.
Primary Judgment[2012] QSC 39711 Dec 2012Application for investigation of suspected jury misconduct refused. The evidence was insufficient to ground a suspicion that a juror had ‘been guilty of bias … or an offence related to the person’s membership of [the] jury or to the performance of functions as a member of [the] jury’, as required by s 70(7) of the Jury Act 1995 (Qld): Atkinson J.
Appeal Determined (QCA)[2013] QCA 144 [2014] 1 Qd R 32907 Jun 2013Appeal against [2012] QSC 397 dismissed: Muir JA, Boddice and Jackson JJ.
Appeal Determined (QCA)[2015] QCA 1120 Feb 2015Mr Knight, Mr Williams, and Mr Robertson’s respective appeals against conviction dismissed: Holmes and Morrison JJA and Atkinson J.
Special Leave Refused (HCA)[2014] HCATrans 1914 Feb 2014Special leave to appeal against [2013] QCA 144, in turn dismissing appeal against [2012] QSC 397, refused: French CJ and Keane J.
Special Leave Refused (HCA)[2015] HCATrans 32611 Dec 2015Special leave to appeal against [2015] QCA 11 refused: Kiefel and Bell JJ.

Appeal Status

Appeal Determined - Special Leave Refused (PC/HCA)

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