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R v Crawford[2020] QCA 68

CITATION: R v Crawford [2020] QCA 68
JUDGE(S): Fraser JA, Henry J, Bradley J
DELIVERED ON: 09 April 2020
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Editorial Notes

  • Published Case Name:

    R v Crawford

  • Shortened Case Name:

    R v Crawford

  • MNC:

    [2020] QCA 68

  • Court:

    QCA

  • Judge(s):

    Fraser JA, Henry J, Bradley J

  • Date:

    09 Apr 2020

Litigation History

EventCitation or FileDateNotes
Primary Judgment[2018] QSC 12229 May 2018Sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment (with SVO declaration) for manslaughter and interfering with a corpse; offender planned and participated in group’s vicious assault of deceased and subsequently destroyed his body; 27yo offender, irrelevant criminal history, some cooperation, no remorse; ‘late’ pleas of guilty, offered early but only on factual basis reflecting true culpability shortly before trial: Burns J.
Notice of Appeal FiledFile Number: CA234/1813 Sep 2018Application for extension of time to seek leave to appeal against sentence.
Appeal Determined (QCA)[2020] QCA 6809 Apr 2020Application for leave to appeal against sentence, and to extend time and adduce new evidence, refused; no satisfactory explanation for delay; no error in characterising guilty plea as ‘late’; exercising sentencing discretion afresh with reference to new evidence, which included matters going to remorse and prospects of rehabilitation, a more lenient sentence would be inappropriate: Fraser JA (Henry and Bradley JJ agreeing).

Appeal Status

Appeal Determined (QCA)

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