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Application for bail pending trial refused: Douglas J. His Honour had previously refused bail on 27 January 2009.
Primary Judgment
[2011] QSC 261
26 Aug 2011
Accused's pre-trial application for a judge-alone trial refused, neither pre-trial publicity nor the likely length and complexity of the trial warranting a no-jury order in the circumstances: de Jersey CJ.
Primary Judgment
[2012] QSC 428
05 Jan 2012
Crown's objection to tender of psychiatric reports concerning witness to whom confession was made, adduced in support of accused’s application to have confession excluded, upheld, the evidence being irrelevant: Lyons J.
Primary Judgment
[2012] QSC 430
10 Jan 2012
Accused’s pre-trial application to exclude expert evidence as to foot impressions refused. The evidence was properly admissible as expert evidence and ought not to be excluded on discretionary grounds: Lyons J.
Primary Judgment
[2012] QSC 429
10 Jan 2012
Pre-trial application to exclude three records of interview, on various grounds, refused: Lyons J.
Primary Judgment
[2012] QSC 5
24 Jan 2012
Pre-trial application to exclude confession, adverted to in [2012] QSC 428, refused. The confession was neither involuntary nor such that it ought to be excluded on discretionary grounds: Byrne SJA.
Primary Judgment
SC68/11 (No citation)
03 Jul 2012
Date of conviction of three counts of murder.
Primary Judgment
[2012] QSC 184
05 Jul 2012
Date of sentence of life imprisonment on each count, with minimum non-parole period of 35 years: Byrne SJA.
Appeal Determined (QCA)
[2010] QCA 18 [2011] 2 Qd R 254
16 Feb 2010
Appeal against refusal of bail by Douglas J on 14 December 2009 dismissed. Although error had attended the exercise of discretion at first instance, the Court of Appeal, exercising the discretion afresh, concluded that bail ought to be refused: de Jersey CJ, Keane and Chesterman JJA.
Appeal Determined (QCA)
[2013] QCA 247 [2014] 2 Qd R 168
02 Sep 2013
Appeal against convictions, challenging pre-trial rulings in [2011] QSC 261, [2012] QSC 429, and [2012] QSC 430, dismissed. Application for leave to appeal against sentence refused: Muir and Gotterson JJA and Applegarth J.
Appeal Status
Appeal Determined (QCA)
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