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Pre-trial application seeking disclosure of material subject of claim of public interest immunity; claim for confidentiality legitimately made and balancing exercise heavily in favour of maintaining confidentiality; application refused: Sheridan DCJ.
Primary Judgment
[2020] QDC 281
10 Nov 2020
No-case submission on count of attempting to pervert course of justice; contended that Crown's particulars do not rise above merely preparatory conduct; application refused: Sheridan DCJ.
Primary Judgment
DC83/20 (No citation)
12 Nov 2020
Date of conviction after trial (Sheridan DCJ and jury) of attempting to pervert course of justice and three counts of giving false testimony; Crown case that accused helped son flee jurisdiction and lied in proceedings to recover surety for bail; accused gave evidence and real issue at trial was her credit; trial judge excluded evidence from witness that accused had told her that she believed that her son was dead.
Appeal Determined (QCA)
CA282/20 (No citation)
15 Sep 2021
Appeal allowed, convictions quashed, retrial ordered, reasons to be published at later date: Sofronoff P, Bowskill SJA, Freeburn J.
Appeal Determined (QCA)
[2021] QCA 270
07 Dec 2021
Reasons for orders made on 15 Sep 2021; evidence admissible to prove accused’s state of mind; proviso cannot be applied, accused’s evidence not so glaringly improbable that court can reject it out of hand and weight of excluded evidence a matter for jury: Sofronoff P (Bowskill SJA and Freeburn J agreeing).
Appeal Status
Appeal Determined (QCA)
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