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R v Samuels (a pseudonym); ex parte Attorney-General[2021] QCA 107

R v Samuels (a pseudonym); ex parte Attorney-General[2021] QCA 107

CITATION: R v Samuels (a pseudonym); ex parte Attorney-General [2021] QCA 107
JUDGE(S): Sofronoff P, Bond JA, Davis J
DELIVERED ON: 17 May 2021
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Editorial Notes

  • Published Case Name:

    R v Samuels (a pseudonym); Ex parte Attorney-General (Qld)

  • Shortened Case Name:

    R v Samuels (a pseudonym); ex parte Attorney-General

  • MNC:

    [2021] QCA 107

  • Court:

    QCA

  • Judge(s):

    Sofronoff P, Bond JA, Davis J

  • Date:

    17 May 2021

  • White Star Case:

    Yes

Litigation History

EventCitation or FileDateNotes
Primary JudgmentDC154/20 (No citation)09 Mar 2021Date of sentence of 2 years’ imprisonment with immediate parole release (2 days’ pre-sentence custody) for strangulation, common assault and assault occasioning bodily harm (domestic violence offences); offender grabbed partner around throat for about 30 seconds and kicked her in the abdomen and leg, causing a bruise; 20yo offender, guilty pleas, remorse, significant rehabilitative efforts, criminal history, favourable reference from employer (Lynch QC DCJ).
Notice of Appeal FiledFile Number: CA73/2109 Apr 2021Attorney-General's appeal against sentence filed.
Appeal Determined (QCA)[2021] QCA 10717 May 2021Attorney-General’s appeal against sentence dismissed; submitted that immediate parole release rendered sentence manifestly inadequate; submission not supported by legal principle or comparatives; no principle that actual custody required for domestic violence offending; sentence imposed within range of sound exercise of discretion: Davis J (Sofronoff P and Bond JA agreeing).

Appeal Status

Appeal Determined (QCA)

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