Queensland Judgments
Authorised Reports & Unreported Judgments
Exit Distraction Free Reading Mode
  • Unreported Judgment
  • Appeal Determined (QCA)

DPP v Makary[2012] QMC 6

Please Note: A project is currently underway to digitise this judgment to enhance its onscreen presentation. For now, the original version of this judgment may be viewed onscreen and downloaded as a text-analysed and searchable PDF document. Click here for more information.
Word Highlighter:
Original Version Loading
(as on screen PDF)

Editorial Notes

  • Published Case Name:

    DPP v Makary

  • Shortened Case Name:

    DPP v Makary

  • MNC:

    [2012] QMC 6

  • Court:

    QMC

  • Judge(s):

    Hine DCM

  • Date:

    20 Mar 2012

Litigation History

EventCitation or FileDateNotes
Primary Judgment[2012] QMC 620 Mar 2012Crown application that certain witnesses be cross-examined via video link in committal proceedings granted: Hine DCM.
Primary Judgment[2014] QDC 14019 Jun 2014Pre-trial application for separate trials; ruling that A, L and E charges properly joined and should be tried together but that M charges be tried separately: Farr SC DCJ.
Primary JudgmentDC1688/13 (No citation)12 Oct 2015Date of conviction, after trial before Richards DCJ and a jury, of rape of M.
Primary JudgmentDC1097/16 (No citation)01 Jun 2016Date of conviction, after trial before Clare SC DCJ and a jury, of administering stupefying thing and rape of A, administering stupefying thing and rape of L, and administering stupefying thing and attempted rape (as an alternative to rape) of E.
Primary JudgmentDC1097/16 (No citation)03 Jun 2016Date of sentence for A, L and E convictions; for attempted rape of E, 10 years' imprisonment; on each other count, 18.5 years' imprisonment; sentences to be served concurrently: Clare SC DCJ. In her sentencing remarks, Clare SC DCJ referred to the offending as ‘protracted’ and involving ‘protracted violations’.
Primary JudgmentDC1688/13 (No citation)10 Jun 2016Date of sentence for M offence; 5 years’ imprisonment; sentence to be served cumulatively upon sentences imposed for A, L and E convictions; parole eligibility deferred by 2 years: Richards DCJ.
Appeal Determined (QCA)[2018] QCA 257 (2018) 274 A Crim R 39209 Oct 2018Appeal against A, L, E convictions dismissed; certain verdicts not unreasonable; no error in directions on s 24 or attempted rape (although former not required); complaints as to counsel’s conduct, admissibility of certain expert evidence, misjoinder (see [2014] QDC 140) and joint trial rejected. As to sentence – leave granted, error established; appeal dismissed, lesser sentence not warranted: Sofronoff P, Bond J (McMurdo JA dissenting on sentence length).
Appeal Determined (QCA)[2018] QCA 258 [2019] 2 Qd R 52809 Oct 2018Appeal against M conviction dismissed; trial judge did not err in refusing to direct the jury on the excuse of mistake of fact in respect of the complainant's consent to sexual intercourse. Leave to appeal against sentence refused; sentence not manifestly excessive: Sofronoff P, Bond J (McMurdo JA varying sentence in accordance with his Honour's reasons in [2018] QCA 257).

Appeal Status

Appeal Determined (QCA)

Cases Cited

Case NameFull CitationFrequency
B v Dentists Disciplinary Tribunal [1994] 1 NZLR 951 citation
Barron v Attorney-General (N.S.W.) (1987) 10 NSWLR 2151 citation
Barton v the Queen (1980) 32 ALR 4491 citation
Blacklidge v Police [2011] QMC 71 citation
Cox v Coleridge (1822) 107 ER 151 citation
Cox v Coleridge (1822) lB et C 371 citation
Doney v The Queen (1990) 171 CLR 2071 citation
DPP v Weiss [2002] VSC 151 citation
Hanna v Kearney (1998) NSW SC 2271 citation
Jago v District Court (NSW) (1989) 41 A Crim R 3071 citation
Jago v District Court of New South Wales (1989) 168 C.L.R 231 citation
Jarvie v Magistrates Court of Victoria [1995] 1 VR 841 citation
R v Cox (2005) 165 A Crim R 3261 citation
R v Goldman (2004) 148 A Crim R 405 citations
R v Kim (1998) 104 A Crim R 2332 citations
R v Ngo (2001) 124 A Crim R 1511 citation
R v Stewart; ex parte Attorney-General [1989] 1 Qd R 5901 citation
R v Strawhorn [2004] VSC 4151 citation
The Queen v Sutton [1980] 2 Qd R 721 citation

Cases Citing

No judgments on Queensland Judgments cite this judgment.

1

Require Technical Assistance?

Message sent!

Thanks for reaching out! Someone from our team will get back to you soon.

Message not sent!

Something went wrong. Please try again.