Judgment handed down in William Nicholls v The Queen
… Mr Nicholls was found guilty by a jury. The charges related to the shooting of two different victims in the leg … from the charges being tried jointly was 'slight in comparison with the disadvantage resulting from the course in question'. Defence counsel's decision was not, therefore, …
Judgment handed down in Bayley v The Queen
… affirmed the individual sentences and orders for cumulation made by the County Court judge in respect of the … Court fixed a new single non-parole period of 40 years, to commence 28 May 2015. Convictions for offences against GH … period of 40 years. … Judgment handed down in Bayley v The Queen …
Kalala v The Queen [2017] VSCA 223
… today dismissed the appeal against sentence of Mr Balenga Kalala. Mr Kalala pleaded guilty to incitement to murder after … wife while she was overseas. The men kidnapped his wife, requested more money and told him that they had killed her … and sentences imposed for such offences should reflect the community disquiet over violence towards partners or former …
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Judgment handed down in Joash Boyton v The Queen
… In the Court of Appeal judgment of Joash Boyton v The Queen [2016] VSCA 13, handed down on 22 February, Joash Boyton, the applicant, committed 34 offences of dishonesty using the internet over … no prior convictions. Boyton grew up in a very restricted religious environment. After apprehension, he removed himself …
The Queen v Fernando Manual Paulino [2017] VSC 794
… View Justice Bell sentencing Fernando Paulino to 30 years, with a minimum of 25 years before being eligible for parole, for the murder of his former wife … Court news … Watch Justice Bell deliver sentence. … The Queen v Fernando Manual Paulino [2017] VSC 794 …
Judgment handed down in Cook v The Queen
… The law in Victoria provides that in a trial by jury, during the empanelment process the accused may 'challenge' up to six … the jury. The right to peremptory challenge had existed at common law, and now by statute, for many centuries. That … Appeal orders retrial. … Judgment handed down in Cook v The Queen …
Judgment handed down in Hashi v The Queen
… November 2014, Mr Hashi drove a stolen car to the Housing Commission flats in Carlton. There, he struck up a conversation with the … outweighed the risk of unfair prejudice to Mr Hashi. Consequently, the Court of Appeal concluded that the trial judge …
Judgment handed down in Sherwani v The Queen
… applicant, who was a member of, or associate with, an outlaw motorcycle gang, together with a co-offender had punched … The Court considered that there were a significant combination of features of the applicant's offending, which … against sentence. … Judgment handed down in Sherwani v The Queen …
Judgment handed down in Zandipour v The Queen
… and finally stomped on his head. The victim had died from a lacerated vertebral artery, which had resulted in a … Secondly, whether the trial judge's failure to provide a complete transcript of her charge to the jury in response to their request for such a transcript gave rise to a substantial …
Launch of the Victorian Women Lawyers' Professional Mentoring Program 2022
… to begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet tonight. I offer my respects to their … on negotiating a pay rise. My mentee and I subsequently both obtained a pay rise. From this I learnt three … forward. Breekveldt writes: Great mentees are driven to become mentors themselves, passing on the gifts and benefits …
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