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Conviction, upon majority verdict of District Court jury, of one count of rape. During deliberations, the jury disclosed interim votes and voting patterns, which indicated that the jury was not unanimous, to the trial judge, which his Honour did not disclose to the parties.
Primary Judgment
[2012] QDC 398 [2012] QDCPR 1
31 Aug 2012
Pre-trial application for permanent stay of indictment charging one count of rape refused: Rafter DCJ.
Appeal Determined (QCA)
[2014] QCA 277 [2015] 2 Qd R 452
07 Nov 2014
Appeal against conviction dismissed: Holmes JA, Philippides and Dalton JJ.
Special Leave Granted (HCA)
[2015] HCATrans 84
17 Apr 2015
Special leave to appeal granted: Kiefel and Nettle JJ.
HCA Transcript
[2015] HCATrans 143
12 Jun 2015
Appeal heard and decision reserved: French CJ, Kiefel, Bell, Gageler and Gordon JJ.
HCA Judgment
[2015] HCA 27; (2015) 255 CLR 161
05 Aug 2015
Appeal dismissed; trial judge’s failure to disclose jury’s interim votes and voting patterns did not deny appellant procedural fairness, the information being neither relevant to nor capable of influencing the conduct of the trial: French CJ, Kiefel, Bell, Gageler and Gordon JJ.
Appeal Status
Appeal Determined (QCA) - Appeal Determined (HCA)
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