John Mambeu v The State

Key Issues

• {"issue_text":"Whether the Court Martial had jurisdiction to try the appellant after three years had lapsed from commission of offence","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Trial commenced 28 November 2016, offences committed December 2013-February 2014"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the bedside plea recording at 2 Medical Hospital was valid","issue_type":"procedural","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Proceedings moved to hospital, appellant certified fit, no convening order for hospital venue"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the evidence was sufficient to support conviction on three counts of fraud","issue_type":"mixed","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"Fictitious soldiers created, appellant controlled database, money traced to his accounts"}
• {"issue_text":"Whether the sentence was shockingly severe","issue_type":"law","dispositive":"no","related_facts":"12 years imprisonment with 2 suspended, cashiering from defence forces"}

Background