The law of double jeopardy in Queensland confirmed – Director of Public Prosecutions v TAL [2019] QCA 279
An application pursuant to s678B of the Criminal Code 1899 Last month in a unanimous decision, the Queensland Court of Appeal dismissed an application brought by the Director of Public Prosecutions for an order pursuant to section 678B of the Criminal Code that a person be retried for a murder for which they were previously acquitted. This was the first occasion that a court in Queensland has heard such an application. Brief Background The respondent was charged with the deceased’s murder. The only issue at the respondent’s 1988 trial was the identity of the killer. The jury acquitted the respondent. The...
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