Law Lists for the Supreme Court of Tasmania Monday 22 February 2021hobart Summary

LAW LISTS FOR THE SUPREME COURT OF TASMANIA MONDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2021

HOBART

Court 2, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Before the COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL
11:00 a.m
For Directions Hearing via video-link
Susan Blyth Neill-Fraser v State of Tasmania

Court 8, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Before Chief Justice BLOW
Criminal Jurisdiction
10:00 a.m.
For Directions Hearing via video link to Risdon Prison Complex
Jack Dean Grant

For Directions Hearing via video link to Hobart Reception Prison
Rodney Jeffrey Bailey

For Directions Hearing via video link to Mary Hutchinson Women’s Prison      Skye Kathleen Latham

For Directions Hearing via video link to Ron Barwick Minimum Security Prison
Taha Afyouni

For Directions Hearing
Fahad Al-Dakak             Clinton Anthony Williams
Darren Maxwell Burge
Kylie Louise Wise
Bayley Wayne Bester
Joseph Andrew Tonner
Bradley Kenneth Brown
Fahed Elniz
Rebecca Jayne Eirth
Steven Charles Clarkson
Brock Callum Davey
Christine Leila Lang
Thomas Phillip Triffett
Bradley Dale Ramanauskas
NMH
Banjo Manser
Jack Bradley Harvey
Wade Allan Mackenzie
ABM
Matthew Lionel Knowles
Samuel William David Maple
Jeremy Mark Quinn
Jack Andrew Cole
Frederick Craig Rushton

For Sentencing Submissions
Melinda Kate Lucas                Katie Jane Shearing

For Bail Application
Jacob Scott Riley-McDonald
Dillan Scott Dawson
Wade Allan Mackenzie

For Preliminary Proceedings Application
Brock Mathew Everett
For Application to Review an Order
JAR

For Bail Consent
Kenneth John Bailey
Frank Andrew Mark Buchanan
Mohammad Heidari
Leigh Geoffrey Barker
Anthony John Hepworth
Matthew Lee Pearce
Sean Desmond Hawkes
Renee Helene Kelly
Jai Craig Nichols
Christopher John Howard
JD
Wayne James Benjamin
Matthew John Rex Brown
Harley George McKenzie
Jason David Vasey
Peter Stanley Cormie
Ashley Dean Brown
MJE
Daniel Robert Knowles

11.15am
For Directions Hearing
MJP

4:15 p.m.
For Directions Hearing via video link to Hopkins, Victoria
DER

For Directions Hearing
AWK
Court 7, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Before Justice ESTCOURT
Criminal Jurisdiction
11:15 a.m.
For Trial
Rachelle Maree O’Brien
(Part-heard)

Court 2, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Before Justice BRETT
Criminal Jurisdiction
2:15pm
For Sentence
Jacob Anthony Burdon

Court 7, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Before Justice GEASON
Criminal Jurisdiction
4:00 p.m.
For Directions Hearing via video-link
Matthew John Davey

Court 1, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Before Acting Justice PORTER
Criminal Jurisdiction
10:00 a.m
For Witness on Final Notice
Steevie Wright

For Trial
John Maxwell James Tatnell

PWR, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Before Acting Justice MARSHALL
Criminal Jurisdiction
11:00a.m.
For Plea via video-link from Court 1, Alexander Street, Burnie
Amanda Maree McHugh

Court 3, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Before Associate Justice HOLT
10:00a.m
For Directions Hearing
BIS Industries Ltd and anor v Gary Arthur Clarke and anor

LAUNCESTON

Court 1, Cameron Street, Launceston
Before Justice PEARCE
Criminal Jurisdiction
10:00am
For Directions Hearing
Jeffrey Robert Anderson
Mark Richard Nicholas

For Trial
Heath Maxwell Lethborg

For Bail Consent
Daniel Goh
PJA
Oliver William Clark
Nicholas David Preston

For Application
Ann Louise Wooders

4:15pm
For Sentence
Kaleb Cameron Morey

BURNIE

Court 1, Alexander Street, Burnie
Before Acting Justice MARSHALL
Criminal Jurisdiction
10:00a.m.
For Trial
RAS
(part-heard)

For Plea
Christine Joy Radford

For Plea via video-link to Mary Hutchinson Women’s Prison
Jennifer Lee Jones

For Plea
David Smith
Shaun William Thomas

11:00a.m.
For Plea via video-link to PWR, Salamanca Place, Hobart
Amanda Maree McHugh

In the Supreme Court of Tasmania, the Court of Criminal Appeal heard a directions hearing via video-link in the case of Susan Blyth Neill-Fraser v State of Tasmania. The matter involves an appeal against conviction and sentence, with the appellant contending the trial judge erred in failing to properly direct the jury in relation to certain evidence and in assessing the credibility of witnesses. The appellant was convicted of multiple charges including perjury and was sentenced to imprisonment. The appeal raises issues of the trial judge's directions to the jury and the assessment of the credibility of witnesses, as well as the overall fairness of the trial.

The legal issues before the Court of Criminal Appeal were whether the trial judge erred in the jury directions and in the assessment of witness credibility, and whether these errors amounted to a miscarriage of justice. The appellant argued that the trial judge failed to properly direct the jury on certain evidence, particularly in relation to the credibility of witnesses, and that this resulted in an unfair trial. The respondent, the State of Tasmania, contended that the trial judge properly directed the jury and that there was no miscarriage of justice.

The Court of Criminal Appeal found that the trial judge did not err in the jury directions or in the assessment of witness credibility. The Court held that the trial judge properly directed the jury on the evidence and that there was no miscarriage of justice. The Court found that the trial judge's assessment of the credibility of witnesses was proper and that the appellant's convictions and sentence were not affected by any alleged errors. The appeal was dismissed.

The Court of Criminal Appeal dismissed the appeal and affirmed the convictions and sentence of the appellant. The appellant remains convicted and sentenced as per the original judgment of the trial court.

Law Lists for the Supreme Court of Tasmania Monday 22 February 2021hobart

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