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R v C [2002] QCA 82
[2002] QCA 82
Court of Appeal (Qld)|2002-03-19|Before: Davies and Thomas JJA, Muir J, Separate reasons for judgment of each member of the Court, each concurring, as to the orders made
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Source factsCourt
Court of Appeal (Qld)
Decision date
2002-03-19
Before
Davies and Thomas JJA, Muir J, Separate reasons for judgment of each member of the Court, each concurring, as to the orders made
Catchwords
- CRIMINAL LAW – PARTICULAR OFFENCES – OFFENCES AGAINST THE
- PERSON – SEXUAL OFFENCES – RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
- – appellant
- convicted of rape – where offences occurred on appellant’s property
Source
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Catchwords
CRIMINAL LAW – PARTICULAR OFFENCES – OFFENCES AGAINST THEPERSON – SEXUAL OFFENCES – RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT– appellantconvicted of rape – where offences occurred on appellant’s property– where complainant placedon appellant’s property as part of a careprogramCRIMINAL LAW – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL AND INQUIRY AFTER CONVICTION– MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE – PARTICULAR GROUNDS– IMPROPERADMISSION OR REJECTION OF EVIDENCE – where evidence against appellantincluded his admissions of other sexualmisconduct in relation to another person– whether trial judge erred in failing to exclude such evidence –where appellant’sstatement part of the res gestae – wherestatement clearly admissibleCRIMINAL LAW – APPEAL AND NEW TRIAL AND INQUIRY AFTER CONVICTION– MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE – GENERALLY – whetherappellantprejudiced by newspaper report published during the trial - where clear