JLK v Queensland Police Service

DISTRICT COURT OF QUEENSLAND CITATION: JLK v Queensland Police Service [2018] QDC 128 PARTIES: JLK (Appellant) v QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE (Respondent) FILE NO: 171/17 DIVISION: Appellate PROCEEDING: Appeal ORIGINATING COURT: Magistrates Court at Cairns DELIVERED ON: 4 July 2018 DELIVERED AT: Cairns HEARING DATE: 14 December 2017 JUDGE: Fantin DCJ ORDER: Appeal against conviction dismissed CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW – APPEAL AGAINST CONVICTION – where the appellant was convicted of assault occasioning bodily harm (domestic violence offence) – where the appellant was fined $2,000 and a conviction recorded – whether the Magistrate erred in finding that the charge was proved beyond reasonable doubt Justices Act 1886 (Qld) ss 222, 223Evidence Act 1977 (Qld) s 93 Allesch v Maunz (2000) 203 CLR 172 Coal and Allied Operations P/L v AIRC (2000) 203 CLR 194 Commissioner of Police v Al Shakarji [2013] QCA 319 Devries v Australian National Railways Commission (1993) 177 CLR 472 Fox v Percy (2003) 214 CLR 118 McDonald v Queensland Police Service [2017] QCA 255 Morris v The Queen (1987) 163 CLR 454 Robinson Helicopter v McDermott (2016) 90 ALJR 679 Rowe v Kemper [2009] 1 Qd R 247 Shambayati v Commissioner of Police [2013] QCA 57 Walker v Davlyn Homes Pty Ltd [2003] QCA 565 White v Commissioner of Police [2014] QCA 121 Whitehorn v The Queen (1983) 152 CLR 657 COUNSEL: B Mellick (solicitor) for the Appellant G Meoli for the Respondent SOLICITORS: Mellick Smith & Associates for the Appellant The Office of the Director of Public...