A court has refused an application to appeal the 10-year sentence of a teenager convicted of the 2019 murder of Gold Coast teenager Jack Beasley.
The teenager – who cannot be identified because he was a child at the time of the offence – was sentenced in August 2022, but his counsel applied to have that reduced in the Court of Appeal.
Jack Beasley was fatally stabbed in the chest on a night out in Surfers Paradise in December 2019.
The teenager was one of five teenage boys, aged between 15 and 18 at the time, who were originally charged over the 17-year-old's death.
Three were acquitted of manslaughter at a judge-only trial, and a 20-year-old pleaded guilty to his manslaughter.
In the wake of his death, Jack Beasley's family advocated for greater police powers to randomly search people in Safe Night Precincts and on public transport for weapons.
The so-called "Jack's Law" came into effect earlier this month.
'He got what he deserved'
Outside court, Jack Beasley's family welcomed the court's decision.
"Here we are hopefully for the last time. He got what he deserved as far as we're concerned, his father Brett Beasley, said.
"We got the results today and that's what we're here for, that's what we were hoping for."
He said they would now focus on honouring his memory.
"We can move on with Jack's Law and help save lives so we can put this part of the whole process behind us," Mr Beasley said.
His mother Belinda Beasley said she hoped it can make a difference in the lives of other young people.
"We couldn't save Jack's life but hopefully we can save some others and there's lots of kids out there that have lost their lives to knife crime so if we can play our little part and it's in Jack's name I think that's a real honour for him."
Barrister Andrew Hoare, who represented the teenager, argued the sentencing judge should have considered special circumstances, including his surrender into custody, remorse and guilty plea.
But the Court of Appeal judges did not accept that as grounds for an appeal.
