R v Savage — Court refuses leave to appeal child-procurement sentence
Case The King v Savage, Jesse Tyler Court Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Queensland (Australia) Date Decided 21 August
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R v RBU — Convictions upheld despite erroneous jury direction on complaint evidence
Case R v RBU Court Court of Appeal of Queensland (Australia) Date Decided 21 August 2026 Citation [2026] QCA 151
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R v SFD — Queensland appeal court upholds child-sex convictions
Case R v SFD Court Court of Appeal (Queensland), Australia Date Decided 21 August 2026 Citation [2026] QCA 152 Topics
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McEwan — appeal dismissed; State defendants were not bound by findings in an earlier Commonwealth prosecution
Case Julie McEwan v Director of Public Prosecutions, Emily McGregor and the State of Queensland Court Court of Appeal, Supreme
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R v BFE — Queensland Court of Appeal refused leave to challenge a 10½-year trafficking sentence
Case R v BFE Court Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Queensland (Australia) Date Decided 14 August 2026 Citation [2026]
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R v Lam — Queensland Court of Appeal refused leave to challenge a four-year drug sentence
Case R v Dung Lam Court Supreme Court of Queensland, Court of Appeal (Australia) Date Decided 14 August 2026 Citation
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R v Thompson — Queensland appeal court upholds rape conviction
Case R v Thompson Court Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Queensland (Australia) Date Decided 7 August 2026
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R v CD; R v CD — conviction appeals dismissed and sentences increased
Case R v CD; R v CD; Ex parte Attorney-General (Qld) Court Court of Appeal (Queensland) (Australia) Date Decided 4
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R v Williams — Court refused leave to appeal a three-year money-laundering sentence
Case R v Williams Court Supreme Court of Queensland, Court of Appeal (Australia) Date Decided 4 August 2026 Citation [2026]
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R v Brima — Court refused leave to appeal 10-year rape sentence
Case R v Brima Court Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Queensland (Australia) Date Decided 31 July 2026 Citation [2026]
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R v NAH — Queensland Court of Appeal sets aside convictions and orders new trial based on fresh and compelling evidence
Case R v NAH Court Court of Appeal (Queensland) Date Decided 28 July 2026 Citation [2026] QCA 140 Topics Criminal
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R v CEA — refused to admit new evidence and dismissed an appeal against conviction for sexual offences against a child
Case R v CEA Court Court of Appeal (Queensland) Date Decided 24 July 2026 Citation [2026] QCA 138 Topics Criminal
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R v Maza — Court of Appeal refused leave to appeal against sentences for violent assault and child abuse material offences
Case R v Maza (Nakimie Lloyd Maza) Court Court of Appeal (Queensland) Date Decided 17 July 2026 Citation [2026] QCA
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R v ACC — Court of Appeal dismisses appeal against conviction for strangulation; holds jury verdicts on inconsistent counts may be reconciled where jury afforded benefit of doubt on second count while accepting complainant’s credibility on first
Case R v ACC Court Court of Appeal (Queensland) Date Decided 17 July 2026 Citation [2026] QCA 131 Topics Domestic
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R v Olssen — Court of Appeal refuses application for leave to make a subsequent appeal despite claims of new evidence
Case R v Olssen, Matthew Francis Court Court of Appeal (Queensland) Date Decided 17 June 2026 Citation [2026] QCA 132
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Palmer v Magistrate McKenzie — Court of Appeal dismisses judicial review challenge to dismissal of application to summarily dismiss ASIC criminal complaints, holding that magistrate exercised federal jurisdiction and state procedural law was applied as Commonwealth law
Case Palmer v Magistrate McKenzie Court Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Queensland (Australia) Judge Per Curiam Date Decided 14
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R v Andres — Court refused to amend a 2013 murder sentence to credit presentence custody, holding it cannot re-sentence based on changes in law or discontinued charges occurring after sentencing
Case The King v Andres, Klaus Julius Court Court of Appeal (Queensland), Australia Date Decided 17 June 2026 Citation [2026]
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R v Gleeson — Court of Appeal sets aside sexual assault conviction on grounds verdict was unreasonable and unsupported by evidence
Case R v Gleeson, Stephen Paul Court Court of Appeal (Queensland) Date Decided 7 July 2026 Citation [2026] QCA 127
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R v MFC — Affirmed convictions for sexual abuse of step-grandchildren; appeal dismissed
Case R v MFC Court Court of Appeal (Queensland, Australia) Date Decided 3 July 2026 Citation [2026] QCA 122 Topics
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R v KBQ — Court of Appeal upheld 5-year sentence for rape and child exploitation material offences
Case R v KBQ Court Court of Appeal (Queensland), Australia Date Decided 3 July 2026 Citation [2026] QCA 123 Topics
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R v Hearn — Court of Appeal upholds assault convictions arising from lawful mental health detention and emergency sedation
Case R v Hearn, Trevor James Court Court of Appeal (Queensland) Date Decided 30 June 2026 Citation [2026] QCA 121
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R v Phillips — Queensland Court of Appeal refuses leave to appeal 10-year sentence for methamphetamine trafficking
Case R v Phillips Court Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Queensland (Australia) Date Decided 19 June 2026 Citation [2026]
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R v Lekic — Queensland Court of Appeal cuts money-laundering sentence, orders immediate parole for elderly woman exploited by romance scam
Case R v Lekic Court Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Queensland (Australia) Date Decided 19 June 2026 (orders 3
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R v Yule — Queensland Court of Appeal refuses leave to appeal sentence for cannabis trafficking and MDMA supply
Case R v Yule Court Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Queensland (Australia) Date Decided 19 June 2026 Citation [2026]