Talk:Dietrich v The Queen

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[edit] Consequences of the case

Have there been any subsequent cases that have used this case as precedent? Andjam 10:45, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

A couple of hundred cases have referenced this one, a smaller number of those (the ones with approprite factual situations) all across the country have directly applied it. These include R v White (VSCA), R v Joyce (NSWCCA), R v Grosser (SCSA) and King v Lankford (WASCA). Most of them have been about the less famous aspect of the decision, the mandate on trial judges to grant stays or adjournments when an accused is unrepresented and this makes the trial unfair, and are as such "failure to adjourn" appeals. --bainer (talk) 23:13, 7 December 2005 (UTC)

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Which Victorian government is being referred to in the consequences section? Kennett, I'm assuming? Ambi 00:18, 8 December 2005 (UTC)

1997, so yeah, Kennett. I expanded that section a little with more details from the Senate report. --bainer (talk) 00:55, 8 December 2005 (UTC)