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R v Perini; ex parte Attorney-General[2011] QCA 30

R v Perini; ex parte Attorney-General[2011] QCA 30

CITATION: R v Perini; ex parte Attorney-General [2011] QCA 30
JUDGE(S): de Jersey CJ, Muir JA, White JA
DELIVERED ON: 01 March 2011
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Editorial Notes

  • Published Case Name:

    R v Perini; ex parte A-G (Qld)

  • Shortened Case Name:

    R v Perini; ex parte Attorney-General

  • MNC:

    [2011] QCA 30

  • Court:

    QCA

  • Judge(s):

    de Jersey CJ, Muir JA, White JA

  • Date:

    01 Mar 2011

Litigation History

EventCitation or FileDateNotes
Primary Judgment[2009] QMHC 2724 Aug 2009Director of Mental Health referred matter to Mental Health Court for findings on defendant's capacity; findings that defendant acting under diminished responsibility at time of offending but not suffering from unsoundness of mind and ordered fit for trial: Philippides J
Primary JudgmentSC No 325 of 2010 (no citation)20 Aug 2010Defendant pleaded guilty to manslaughter, two counts of aggravated burglary, two counts of indecent interference with a corpse; burglary and stealing; sentenced to 13 years' imprisonment for manslaughter, to be served concurrently with lesser sentences: Douglas J
Appeal Determined (QCA)[2011] QCA 3001 Mar 2011Attorney-General appealed against sentence on the basis of inadequacy; appeal allowed, sentence of 13 years' imprisonment for manslaughter set aside and substituted for 18 years' imprisonment: de Jersey CJ, Muir and White JJA
Appeal Determined (QCA)[2011] QCA 384 (2011) 222 A Crim R 33323 Dec 2011Rehearing of Attorney-General's appear pursuant to [2011] HCATrans201; appeal allowed, sentence of 13 years' imprisonment for manslaughter set aside and substituted for 18 years' imprisonment: M McMurdo P, Fraser and Chesterman JJA
HCA Judgment[2011] HCATrans 20112 Aug 2011Defendant applied for special leave to appeal against [2011] QCA 30; where approach adopted by Court of Appeal subsequently impermissible by separate HCA decision; special leave to appeal granted, appeal treated as instituted and heard instanter, appeal allowed and remitted to Court of Appeal: Hayne, Heydon and Bell JJ

Appeal Status

Appeal Determined (QCA) - Appeal Determined (HCA)

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