Case B26/2011

Handlen v. The Queen

Paddison v. The Queen

Case No.

B26/2011; B27/2011

Case Information

Lower Court Judgment

23/12/2010 Supreme Court of Queensland (Court of Appeal)

[2010] QCA 371

Catchwords

Constitutional law — Trial by jury — Section 668E(1A) of Criminal Code (Q) ("proviso") allows court to dismiss appeal where points raised by appellant might be decided in appellant's favour if court considers no substantial miscarriage of justice has occurred — Applicants found guilty by jury of drug offences in contravention of Criminal Code (Cth) ("Code") — Court of Appeal found case put to jury "in terms alien to the forms of criminal responsibility" recognised by Code and applicants only criminally responsible as aiders under s 11.2 of Code — Court of Appeal applied proviso — Whether failure to put case against applicants to jury on correct basis of criminal liability a substantial miscarriage of justice — Whether s 80 of Commonwealth Constitution precluded application of proviso.

Criminal law — Appeal and new trial — Miscarriage of justice —Whether failure to put case against applicants to jury on correct basis of criminal liability a substantial miscarriage of justice — Whether s 80 of Commonwealth Constitution precluded application of proviso.

Words and phrases — "substantial miscarriage of justice".

Short Particulars

Documents

13/05/2011 Hearing (SLA, Canberra by v/link to Brisbane)

27/05/2011 Notice of appeal

27/05/2011 Notice of constitutional matter (Appellant)

15/06/2011 Written submissions (Paddision)

15/06/2011 Chronology (Paddison)

16/06/2011 Written submissions (Handlen)

16/06/2011 Chronology (Handlen)

01/07/2011 Written submissions (Handlen - Respondent)

01/07/2011 Written submissions (Paddison - Respondent)

25/07/2011 Written submissions (Attorney-General of the Commonwealth intervening)

25/07/2011 Written submissions (Attorney-General for Victoria intervening)

25/07/2011 Written submissions (Attorney-General of Queensland intervening)

26/07/2011 Written submissions (Attorney-General for New South Wales intervening)

03/08/2011 Reply (Joint for Handlen and Paddison)

06/09/2011 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra)

08/12/2011 Judgment  (Judgment summary)