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Re Heke[2015] QSC 374

CITATION: Re Heke [2015] QSC 374
JUDGE(S): Atkinson J
DELIVERED ON: 17 December 2015
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Editorial Notes

  • Published Case Name:

    Heke, Re an Application for Bail

  • Shortened Case Name:

    Re Heke

  • MNC:

    [2015] QSC 374

  • Court:

    QSC

  • Judge(s):

    Atkinson J

  • Date:

    17 Dec 2015

Litigation History

EventCitation or FileDateNotes
Primary Judgment[2015] QSC 37417 Dec 2015Application for bail pending trial for murder; having regard to ties to jurisdiction, not unacceptable risk of failure to appear; bail granted on ‘very stringent’ conditions: Atkinson J.
Primary JudgmentSC1600/16 (No citation)23 Feb 2018Date of sentence; offender punched deceased in head causing him to fall backwards onto roadway where he was struck by a truck; offender pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and unlawful striking causing death; jury acquitted offender of manslaughter but found him guilty of unlawful striking causing death; sentenced on basis that death neither foreseen nor objectively reasonably foreseeable; sentenced to 6.5 years’ imprisonment with parole eligibility after 5.2 years (Code s 314A(5)) (Applegarth J)
Appeal Determined (QCA)[2019] QCA 93 (2019) 278 A Crim R 124 May 2019Leave to appeal against sentence refused; sentence not manifestly excessive; sentence adequately reflects significance of acquittal of manslaughter; unlawful striking causing death is not less serious than (but is as serious as) manslaughter; sentencing judge’s decision accords with correct application of Code s 314A and PSA s 9 to relevant facts and circumstances: Crow J (Fraser and Philippides JJA agreeing).

Appeal Status

Appeal Determined (QCA)

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