GAX v. The Queen
Case No.
B72/2016
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
22/07/2016 Supreme Court of Queensland (Court of Appeal) (McMurdo P, Morrison JA, Atkinson J)
Catchwords
Criminal law – Where appellant was convicted of one count of indecently dealing with a child under the age of 16 years who was his lineal descendant – Where the complainant gave evidence that the appellant, her father, lay in bed with her and that his fingers were down near where her underwear was supposed to be – Where the complainant’s mother and sister also gave evidence of finding the appellant in bed with the complaint – Where there was some inconsistencies between the accounts of the complainant, the mother and the sister – Where majority of the Court of Appeal dismissed appeal – Whether majority of the Court of Appeal failed to make an independent assessment of the sufficiency and quality of the evidence.
Documents
16/12/2016 Hearing (SLA, Sydney v/link Brisbane)
22/12/2016 Notice of appeal
27/01/2017 Written submissions (Appellant)
27/01/2017 Chronology (Appellant)
16/02/2017 Written submissions (Respondent)
05/05/2017 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (Audio-visual recording)
21/06/2017 Judgment (Judgment summary)