Most assault charges in QLD are heard by a magistrate, not a jury. Who chooses, why the magistrate's sentencing ceiling matters, and when it goes up.
Self defence in QLD is a real defence, and once it is properly raised the prosecution has to disprove it. What force is allowed and where the line sits.
Queensland sorts drugs into schedule 1 and schedule 2. Which one yours is in changes the maximum penalty and sometimes which court deals with you.
Growing even a couple of plants is producing a dangerous drug in QLD. The word covers packaging and preparatory acts too, and watering is enough.
How the decision to plead guilty or not guilty to an assault charge in QLD actually gets made, what a plea does at sentence, and the middle ground.
Spitting on someone is assault in QLD. Who you spat at decides how serious the charge is, and the jump for police and public officers is very large.
Facing a first time assault charge in Queensland? What the charge means, which court deals with it, and what happens between now and your court date.
If drugs are found in your car or house in QLD, they weren't mine is a real argument. But for the person in control of a place, the law shifts the work.
Minor drug possession charges in QLD: how the maximum is worked out, what possession actually means, and which court will deal with it.
The line between drug possession and supply in QLD is not about money. What supply covers, and why a commercial purpose allegation changes your court.
