Velkoski v Convicted of committing Four years Appeal Allowed Verdicts unsafe Verdict of 18 June 2014 Redlich, the Queen an indecent act with a eight months’ against and acquittal Weinberg child under 16 (15 imprisonment, conviction unsatisfactory: entered on two and [2014] VSCA charges) non-parole jury may have charges, other Coghlan 121 period of three employed verdicts JJA years tendency quashed and reasoning in an retrial ordered inappropriate context DPP v Costa Convicted of theft (two Ten years Director’s Allowed Non-parole period Ten seven 20 June 2014 Maxwell charges), aggravated seven months’ appeal manifestly months’ ACJ and [2014] VSCA burglary (one charge), imprisonment, against inadequate imprisonment, Whelan 116 intentionally cause injury non-parole sentence non-parole and Priest (one charge), false period of five period of JJA imprisonment (common years seven years law, one charge) and rape (one charge) Zhou v the Pleaded guilty to Four years Appeal Dismissed N/A N/A 20 June 2014 Nettle and Queen conspiracy to dishonestly seven months’ against Beach influence a imprisonment, sentence JJA and [2014] VSCA Commonwealth Public with release on Almond 123 Official (one charge) and recognisance AJA having custody and after two years control of material for a period of designed for making a two years and false document (one seven months charge)
Velkoski v the Queen [2014] VSCA 121 Convicted of committing an indecent act with a child under 16 (15 charges) Four years eight months’ imprisonment, non-parole period of three years Appeal against conviction Allowed Verdicts unsafe and unsatisfactory: jury may have employed tendency reasoning in an inappropriate context Verdict of acquittal entered on two charges, other verdicts quashed and retrial ordered 18 June 2014 Redlich, Weinberg and Coghlan JJA DPP v Costa [2014] VSCA 116 Convicted of theft (two charges), aggravated burglary (one charge), intentionally cause injury (one charge), false imprisonment (common law, one charge) and rape (one charge) Ten years seven months’ imprisonment, non-parole period of five years Director’s appeal against sentence Allowed Non-parole period manifestly inadequate Ten seven months’ imprisonment, non-parole period of seven years 20 June 2014 Maxwell ACJ and Whelan and Priest JJA Zhou v the Queen [2014] VSCA 123 Pleaded guilty to conspiracy to dishonestly influence a Commonwealth Public Official (one charge) and having custody and control of material designed for making a false document (one charge) Four years seven months’ imprisonment, with release on recognisance after two years for a period of two years and seven months Appeal against sentence Dismissed N/A N/A 20 June 2014 Nettle and Beach JJA and Almond AJA
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