28 Feb 2023
Given uncontested expert evidence of a lifelong significant intellectual disability, absence of any evidence that the disability was identified or accommodated in historical proceedings, the appellant's tendency to give false or embellished admissions, and the lack of records to dispel safety concerns, the remaining convictions were unsafe and must be quashed.
29 Apr 2022
Unanimous expert evidence established a lifelong, significant intellectual disability rendering the appellant unable to understand court processes, appreciate pleas, or instruct counsel such that he was likely unfit to stand trial for the majority if not all charges; this constituted a miscarriage of justice, warranting quashing of convictions and entry of acquittals; extension of time to file the appeal was granted.
18 Apr 2019
New evidence from the defendant's mother's treating doctor established an appreciable risk that publication would impair her recovery from cancer; that risk justified a limited three‑month suppression order but did not meet the high threshold required for permanent suppression given the seriousness of the offending and the strong public interest in publication.
9 Sept 2004
Leave to appeal was refused because the applicant failed to identify any arguable basis showing unlawful search, material non-disclosure, or that guilty pleas or sentence were affected, and no issue of general or public importance or substantial miscarriage of justice under s12 was demonstrated.