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R v Smith (aka Stella)[2021] QCA 139

Reported at (2021) 8 QR 338

R v Smith (aka Stella)[2021] QCA 139

Reported at (2021) 8 QR 338
CITATION: R v Smith (aka Stella) [2021] QCA 139
JUDGE(S): Sofronoff P, Bond JA, Davis J
DELIVERED ON: 29 June 2021
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Editorial Notes

  • Published Case Name:

    R v Smith (aka Stella)

  • Shortened Case Name:

    R v Smith (aka Stella)

  • Reported Citation:

    (2021) 8 QR 338

  • MNC:

    [2021] QCA 139

  • Court:

    QCA

  • Judge(s):

    Sofronoff P, Bond JA, Davis J

  • Date:

    29 Jun 2021

  • Selected for Reporting:

    Editor's Note

Litigation History

EventCitation or FileDateNotes
Primary Judgment[2018] QMHC 106 Apr 2018Reference of mental condition; issue of diminished responsibility unable to be determined due to factual uncertainty; finding of temporary unfitness for trial: Dalton J.
Primary JudgmentSC45/15 (No citation)23 Jul 2019Date of conviction of murder upon verdict of jury at trial presided over by North J; diminished responsibility in issue at trial.
Appeal Determined (QCA)[2021] QCA 139 (2021) 8 QR 33829 Jun 2021Appeal against conviction allowed, conviction set aside, retrial ordered; miscarriage of justice arising out of psychiatrists giving evidence as to effect of abnormality of mind without reference to correct legal test: Sofronoff P, Bond JA, Davis J.

Appeal Status

Appeal Determined (QCA)

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