R v Grimson

[2025] QCA 43

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Catchwords

1. Criminal Law
2. › Appeal and new trial
3. › Objections or points not raised in court below
4. › Self-defence
5. › Whether evidence fairly gave rise to defence of self-defence
6. › Whether failure to direct jury on self-defence constituted miscarriage of justice
7. › Criminal Code (Qld), ss 271(1), 339(1), 668E(1)
1. Criminal Law
2. › Sentence
3. › Appeal against sentence
4. › Assault occasioning bodily harm
5. › Whether sentence manifestly excessive
6. › Criminal Code (Qld), s 339(1)

Quick Take

Evidence of accidental, non-injurious physical contact that the accused himself characterises as unintentional does not discharge the evidential burden to raise self-defence under s 271(1) of the Criminal Code (Qld), particularly where the accused denies having responded with force.

Case Details

Citation[2025] QCA 43

CourtQCA

JurisdictionQueensland

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