R v Rankmore; ex parte A-G (Qld)
[2002] QCA 500
•15 November 2002
SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND
CITATION:
R v Rankmore; ex parte A-G (Qld) [2002] QCA 500
PARTIES:
R
v
RANKMORE, Craig John
(appellant/respondent/applicant)
EX PARTE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF QUEENSLAND
(respondent/ appellant)FILE NO/S:
CA No 223 of 2002
CA No 285 of 2002
CA No 288 of 2002
DC No 203 of 2002DIVISION:
Court of Appeal
PROCEEDINGS:
Appeal against Conviction
Appeal against Sentence by A-G (Qld)
Sentence ApplicationORIGINATING COURT:
District Court at Maroochydore
DELIVERED ON:
Judgment delivered on 15 November 2002
Further Order delivered on 19 November 2002DELIVERED AT:
Brisbane
HEARING DATE:
12 November 2002
JUDGES:
de Jersey CJ, Williams JA and Mullins J
Judgment of the CourtFURTHER ORDER:
Vacate the orders made on 15 November 2002;
In lieu thereof, order as follows:the appeal against conviction is dismissed;1.
the application for leave to appeal against sentence is refused;2.
the appeal against sentence brought by the Honourable the Attorney-General is allowed; and3.
the sentence of nine years imprisonment in respect of each of counts 11 and 13 (rape) and three, five and seven years imprisonment respectively on counts 2, 8 and 10 (torture), be set aside, and that in lieu thereof, it be ordered that the respondent be imprisoned, in respect of each of counts 11 and 13, for 12 years, and in respect of counts 2, 8 and 10 respectively, for 6, 8 and 10 years, the terms to be served concurrently, and concurrently with the other terms of imprisonment imposed by the District Court on 21 August 2002.4.
COUNSEL:
T Carmody SC, with C Smiley, for the appellant/applicant in CA No 223 of 2002 and CA 288 of 2002 and for the respondent in CA 285 of 2002
C Heaton for the respondent in CA No 223 of 2002 and CA No 288 of 2002 and for the appellant in CA No 285 of 2002SOLICITORS:
Ryan & Bosscher for the appellant/applicant in CA No 223 of 2002 and CA 288 of 2002 and for the respondent in CA 285 of 2002
Director of Public Prosecutions (Qld) for the respondent in CA No 223 of 2002 and CA No 288 of 2002 and for the appellant in CA No 285 of 2002
0
0
0