The Queen v. Guode

Lower Court Judgment

16/08/2018 Supreme Court of Victoria (Court of Appeal) (Ferguson CJ, Priest and Beach JJA)

[2018] VSCA 205

Catchwords

Criminal law – Sentencing — Manifest excess – Infanticide, murder and attempted murder — Where mother caused death of three children and attempted to kill fourth — Where mother pled guilty — Where mother had had traumatic life and suffered a major depressive disorder as consequence of giving birth to her youngest child — Whether mother suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder – Whether Court of Appeal erred in taking into account as relevant consideration in making its determination as to manifest excess fact that prosecution had accepted plea to infanticide in respect of Charge 1 on the indictment.

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