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The applicant was charged with one count of serious animal cruelty involving live animal baiting in the training of greyhounds. Covert recordings of alleged illegal behaviour was ruled admissible in evidence under s.590AA Criminal Code: Horneman-Wren SC DCJ.
Primary Judgment
DC109/16 (No Citation)
05 Sep 2016
Horneman-Wren SC DCJ was unable to hear a criminal trial concerning serious animal cruelty. The matter came before Koppenol DCJ. The Crown applied for Koppenol DCJ to recuse himself from hearing the matter on the grounds of apprehended bias, in that the judge had ruled certain video evidence in a related matter to be inadmissible. The judge refused to recuse himself: Koppenol DCJ.
Appeal Determined (QCA)
[2016] QCA 269 [2017] 2 Qd R 522
25 Oct 2016
The Attorney‑General filed a reference under s 668A Criminal Code concerning the ruling that Koppenol DCJ was to conduct the trial and it would commence the next day before him. The question was answered "not in every such case": Fraser, Morrison and McMurdo JJA.
Appeal Status
Appeal Determined (QCA)
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