General Case Law
General Case Law
General Case Law
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Compiled by Sarah Condie, Jill Quin and Cathy Hammer, Legal Information Access Centre (LIAC) State Library of New South Wales October 2010
This resource has been produced by LIAC in response to information requests from legal studies students. Many of the cases covered are on violent crimes and contain very graphic details that may shock or disturb readers. Warnings have been placed on the cases that are the most extreme. LIAC does not intend that the inclusion of cases in this guide should be interpreted as a suggestion to read such material.
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The following list of specific cases is arranged alphabetically by the name of the victim, or the accused, or by popular case name. This list contains some cases that have no published decision. They have been included because theyve attracted a high level of media commentary.
Key for where information listed in the Crime Library can be found: (L) = Public Library (SL) = State Library of New South Wales
Media reports databases of newspaper and journal articles ProQuest Australia & New Zealand Newsstand is a database with full text of newspaper articles, a very valuable resource for students and teachers. You will need to log in using your State Library Card number and password. AGIS Plus Text (via Informit) is a database of legal journal articles. Some of the articles are available in full text. You will need to log in using your State Library Card number and password.
To make the best use of the Crime Library apply for a State Library of NSW Library Card. This will enable you to access databases for newspaper and journal articles from home or school.
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................5 JANINE BALDING - R v Jamieson; R v Elliott; R v Blessington ....................9 ROWAN BARKER - R v GS stabbing attack by teenager .......................10 BOATING ACCIDENT ON SYDNEY HARBOUR R v Reynolds, R v Small manslaughter collision between vessels on harbour dangerous navigation causing death ..........................................................................11 JUNE BOOTH - R v Kinloch - defence of mental illness ............................12 CHRISTOPHER BROWN - R v OGrady teenage murder .........................13 R V BUI children exposed to cultivation of cannabis plants.................14 BRUCE BURRELL - R v Burrell - murder of Dorothy Davis ............................15 BRUCE BURRELL R v Burrell murder of Kerry Whelan.............................16 CAROLINE BYRNE - R v Wood - murder at the Gap ..................................17 BYRONS LAW - road rage and death of unborn baby ............................18 JANET CAMPBELL R v Campbell murder ...............................................19 RAYMOND CARROLL R v Carroll double jeopardy ............................20 DAVID CARTY - R v Richard Adam; R v Gilbert Adam - murder of police officer............................................................................................................21 ROSEANNE CATT - R v Catt- attempted murder of husband ..................22 AZARIA CHAMBERLAIN - Chamberlain v R baby killed.........................23 ANITA COBBY - R v Murphy........................................................................25 COREY DAVIS - R v LMW doli incapax ....................................................26 R V DAWES - manslaughter of autistic son ................................................27
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DRIVE BY SHOOTING - law reform ..............................................................28 DE GRUCHY - judges instructions to jury...................................................29 EBONY R v BW & SW (No 3) murder and manslaughter starvation of daughter .......................................................................................................30 EN - Assault on five week old baby...........................................................32 PETER FALCONIO R v Murdoch outback murder .................................33 FERNANDO - R v Fernando - sentencing of Aboriginal offenders..........34 KATHLEEN FOLBIGG R v Folbigg - murder of infants...............................35 PETER FORSYTH - R v Hearne attack on police officer ...........................36 STEVEN FRASER - R v Fraser murder of children ......................................37 MICHAEL FURLONG - R v Sorrell- defence of mental illness ....................38 GANG RAPE CASES - law reform ................................................................39 R V AEM, R V KEM, R V MM - Gang Rape Case No1 ...............................39 R V BILAL SKAF, R V MOHAMMED SKAF - Gang Rape Case No 2 ...........40 R V MSK, MAK, MRK, MMK - Gang Rape Case No 3 ...............................41 GILHAM FAMILY - R v Gilham- murder of parents and brother ...............42 GONZALES FAMILY - R v Sef Gonzales murder of family .......................43 PAUL HAMILTON RSPCA v Hamilton - cruelty to animals.......................44 IRENA HATFIELD - R v Hatfield.....................................................................45 JOHANNE HATTY - R v Fleming ..................................................................46 CHRISTOPHER HOERLER - R v Hoerler - manslaughter of baby ...............47 IAN AND ANNA HUGHES - R v Johnson - robbery and murder ...............48
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LAUREN HUXLEY - R v Farmer near fatal attack.....................................49 FARAH ABDULKADIR JAMA wrongful conviction of rape wrongful conviction on DNA evidence alone miscarriage of justice .................50 MEGAN KALAJZICH - R v Kalajzich murder of wife................................52 SHAHAB KARGARIAN - R v Collisson; R v Bradley - murder of two teenagers .....................................................................................................53 PHILLIP KING - status of unborn child law reform ...................................54 LEIGH LEIGH - R v Matthew Grant Webster................................................55 DOMINIC LI - R v Dax Satorre and R v AB acid attack and murder.....56 FAHEEM KHALID LODHI - Terrorism .............................................................57 GLENN MCENALLAY - R v Penisini; R v Lagi; R v Taufahema murder of police officer ................................................................................................58 CRAIG MERRITT - murder of children..........................................................59 IVAN MILAT - R v Milat - backpacker murders .........................................60 MICHAEL MILNE - R v Lavender involuntary manslaughter...................61 SAID MORGAN - R v Said Morgan - non-conviction for murder .............62 COURTNEY MORLEY-CLARKE - R v SLD - toddler murder ........................63 JOHN NEWMAN - R v Ngo murder of politician .....................................64 LEO NGUYEN - R v Cooper - baby left in back of car ............................65 PHYLLIS OBRIEN - R v White - use of DNA evidence ...............................66 HEATHER OSLAND - battered woman syndrome ......................................67 P-PLATE DRIVER dangerous driving occasioning death........................68 MICHAEL PESTANO - R v Nam gross provocation to murder ................69
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ZIAD RAZZAK & MELISSA NEMRA R v Darwiche & Others drive-by shooting ........................................................................................................70 RENE RIVKIN - white collar crime ...............................................................71 SNOWTOWN MURDERS - R v Bunting and Wagner - multiple murders in South Australia .............................................................................................72 MATTHEW SUTTON - R v Raymond Sutton; R v Margaret Sutton manslaughter of disabled son....................................................................73 SIMON TAYLOR R v Dehaybi; R v JD robbery and murder..................74 GLORIA MARY THOMAS - R v Thomas & Manju Sam manslaughter by criminal negligence ....................................................................................75 JOSEPH THOMAS - Terrorism and Control Orders......................................76 JOHN WALSH - R v Walsh - murder of wife and grandchildren ...............77 ELI WESTLAKE R v Ward murder ..............................................................78 SUSAN WORRALL R v Worrall manslaughter abnormality of mind sentencing principles for young person with mental illness....................79 GRAEME WYLIE - R v Justins - euthanasia case .......................................80
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Court Decisions
R v Jamieson, Elliott and Blessington (1992) 60 A Crim R, 17 February, 1992, NSW Court of Criminal Appeal, also available on LexisNexis Unreported Judgments. (SL) select Unreported Judgments NSW from Law Databases page in Case Name box type blessington student can email copy of case to their email address. R v Blessington (2005) 190 FLR 47; (2005) 153 A Crim R 205; [2005] NSWSC 340, 15 April 2005
Commentary and Media Reports 1. Newspaper articles on Proquest ANZ Newsstand, available remotely to registered
clients of the State Library of NSW. type in janine balding and blessington 2. Read the debate over the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Amendment (Existing Life Sentences) Act 2005 on the NSW Parliament website: Tip: the 2R speech (second reading speech) is worth reading as it explains why the bill was introduced.
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Court decision
Regina v GS [2006] NSWDC 15 (NSW District Court)
Commentary and Media Reports 1. Newspaper articles on Proquest ANZ Newsstand, available remotely to registered
clients of the State Library of NSW. type in rowan barker and attack or rowan barker and stabbed
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On the night of 30 April 2008, fourteen people in various states of intoxication boarded a working boat from a wharf in East Balmain to travel to Watsons Bay so that Gene Robson, one of those on board could deliver some keys to some people. The boat was licensed to carry eight people. Matthew Reynolds had access to the work boat for work purposes it was not made available to him for his own purposes. Reynolds had been in charge of navigating and steering the boat until just before the accident, when Percy Small took over. Tragically, the boat crashed into another boat travelling in the opposite direction, just off Bradleys Head as they were returning to East Balmain having successfully been to Watsons Bay, and delivered the keys. Neither Percy Small or Matthew Reynolds intended for the boat carrying the twelve friends to crash and neither of them intended for six of them to die. Matthew Reynolds was convicted of six counts of manslaughter, Percy Small convicted of six counts of dangerous navigation causing death. The victims are Stacey Wright, Elizabeth Holder, Jessica Holloway, Alexander Rumiz, Ashlie Ayres and Alexandre Nikakis. Court decision R v Reynolds R v Small [2010] NSWSC 691, 25 June 2010, Grove J Commentary and Media Reports Newspaper articles available on Proquest ANZ Newsstand, is available remotely to registered clients of the State Library of NSW. type in matthew reynolds or percy small and set date range to after 1 May 2010 this will find newspaper articles concerning the court decision. Type in harbour crash and name of one of the victims or matthew reynolds and set date range to after 30 April 2008 and before 1 August 2008.
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Court Decision R v Kinloch [2004] NSWSC 998, 29 October 2004 Commentary and Media Reports 1. Newspaper articles on Proquest ANZ Newsstand, available remotely to registered clients of the State Library of NSW. type in june booth and kinloch and murder
2. Criminal Laws by Brown, Farrier & Egger (Federation Press, 2006) (SL) (L)
provides useful summary of the MNaghten Rules as well as defences such as mental illness in criminal cases.
3. Mental Disorder & Homicide in Australia by Jenny Mouzos; Trends and Issues
No 133,(1999) published by the Australian Institute of Criminology:
4. Mental health and the criminal justice system by Karen Freeman, Oct 1998
Crime and Justice Bulletin No 38 (1998) published by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research:
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Court Decisions
R v OGrady [2001] NSWSC 1256, 6 December 2000 R v OGrady [2001] NSWSC 1255, 21 December 2001
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Court decision
R v Bui, BUI v R [2008] NSWCCA 297 (12 December 2008)
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Court Decisions R v Burrell [2006] NSWSC 581, 9 August 2006, - not available on Austlii Burrell v The Queen [2009] NSWCCA 163, 17 June 2009 Commentary and Media Reports 1. Newspaper articles on Proquest ANZ Newsstand, available remotely to registered clients of the State Library of NSW. type in bruce burrell and kerry Whelan and choose date range of 1 June 2006 to 30 June 2009. 2. Jury Amendment (Verdicts) Bill 2006, explanatory notes and 2nd reading (2R) speeches are available to read on the NSW Parliament website. 3. Majority Verdicts. Report by the NSW Law Reform Commission No 111 (2005). This report was opposed to the introduction of majaority verdicts. 4. Majority Jury Verdicts in Criminal Trials by Talina Drabsch, NSW Parlliamentary Library, No 15, 2005.
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type in renee shields and byrons law 2. Text and discussion in NSW parliament on the Crimes Amendment (Grievous Bodily Harm) Bill 2005 Tip: the 2R speech (second reading speech) is worth reading as it explains why the bill was introduced. 3. Review of the law of manslaughter in New South Wales by Justice Finlay, includes review of death of the unborn child.
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2. Wife killer campbell jailed for 33 years SMH, Kim Arlington, 3 September 2010.
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October 6, 2004
Court Decisions Chamberlain v R (Azaria Chamberlain case & Dingo case) (1983) 153 CLR 514; (1983) 46 ALR 608; 2 May 1983, HCA, Brennan J bail application Chamberlain v R (Azaria Chamberlain case & Dingo case) (1983) 46 ALR 493; 29 April 1983, FCA, Bowen CJ, Forster & Jenkinson JJ Chamberlain v R (No 2) (Azaria Chamberlain case & Dingo case) (1984) 153 CLR 521; (1984) 51 ALR 225; 22 February 1984, HCA, Gibbs CJ, Mason, Murphy, Brennan & Deane JJ
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Commentary and Media Reports 1. Newspaper articles on Proquest ANZ Newsstand, available remotely to registered clients of the State Library of NSW.
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2. Search library catalogue for books written about Anita Cobby. (SL)
type in anita cobby in Keyword Search
3. See Inside the Cobby case: How Anita Cobbys death changed lives by Amruta
Slee, 1 March 2003, Sydney Morning Herald Good Weekend pp 18-27. (SL)
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4. The Age of Consent, Briefing Paper No. 21/1997 to NSW Parliament by Rachel
Simpson and Honor Figgis.
5. A review of the law on the age of criminal responsibility of children by Louis Schetzer,
National Childrens and Youth Law Centre, 2000 (NQ346.940135/18) (SL)
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Commentary and Media Reports 1. Newspaper articles on Proquest ANZ Newsstand, available remotely to registered clients of the State Library of NSW type in drive by shooting and sydney and parliament and set date to range to 01/01/2003 to 01/01/2004 type in drive by shooting and sydney and task force gain and set date range to 01/01/2003 to 01/01/2004
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Commentary and Media Reports 1. Newspaper articles on Proquest ANZ Newsstand available remotely to registered clients of the State Library of NSW type in de gruchy and murder and family
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type in hawks nest and starvation and set date range to 1 November 2007 to 31 December 2007 - an article that provides a useful overview soon after Ebony was found is Police called in as girl starves to death by James Madden, 7 November 2007, The Australian. type in ebony and starvation and set date range to to 1 August 2009 to 22 October 2009 an article that provides a useful overview of the court decision is Couple get life in jail for murder of daughter by James Madden, 3 October 2009, The Australian. 2. The Australian Institute of Criminology have written two reports on Child Abuse and Neglect: Child Abuse and Neglect: Part 1 Redefining the issues by Marianne James, February 2000, Trends and Issues No 146. Child Abuse and Neglect: Part 2 Practical Intervention and Prevention Activities by Marianne James, October 2000, Trends and Issues No 173.
3. Special Report: The death of Ebony: the need for an effective interagency response to children at risk, 6 October 2009. Special report by the NSW Ombudsman to Parliament. This report provides a background of Ebony and her family situation and an overview of agency involvement. It outlines this office investigation and findings in relation to five key agencies and the steps taken by these agencies to address identified deficiencies. The report also considers the NSW Government child protection reform plan and the proposed significant changes that are directly relevant to the problems discussed in this report.
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1. Criminal Laws: Materials & Commentary on Criminal Law by Brown & Farrier,
Federation Press, 2006, paragraph 12.6.4 provides a useful summary of the Fernando Principles. (L)
2. References to magazine articles use AGIS Plus via Informit Online which is
available remotely to registered clients of the State Library of NSW. type in Fernando Select full text articles only.
3. White Out: how politics is killing black Australia by Rosemary Neill, Allen &
Unwin, 2002. This book includes discussion of this case. (SL)
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2. Family Homicide in Australia by Jenny Mouzos & Catherine Rushforth Trends &
Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice No 255. Australian Institute of Criminology.
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3. Criminal Laws by Brown, Farrier & Egger 4th ed. Federation Press, 2006 (SL) (L)
provides useful summary of the MNaghten Rules as well as defences such as mental illness in criminal cases.
4. Mental Disorder & Homicide in Australia by Jenny Mouzos; Trends and Issues
No 133; available from Australian Institute of Criminology..
5. Mental health and the Criminal Justice System by Karen Freeman, Oct 1998
Crime and Justice Bulletin No 38; published by NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research.
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Court Decisions R v MSK, MAK, MRK & MMK [2004] NSWSC 319, Sully J R v MSK & MAK [2004] NSWCCA 308, 6 September 2004 R v MMK [2005 NSWCCA 273, 4 August 2005 R v MRK [2005] NSWCCA 271, 4 August 2005 R v MAK, R v MSK, R v MMK [2005] NSWCCA 369, 4 November 2005 R v MSK, MAK & MMK [2006] NSWSC 237, 5 April 2006, Hidden J R v MAK,MSK [2006] NSWCCA 381, 30 November 2006
Commentary and Media Reports 1. Newspaper articles on Proquest ANZ Newsstand available remotely to registered clients of the State Library of NSW Type in gang rape and mmk and msk and trial. 2. Girls Like You by Paul Sheehan, Pan Macmillan, 2006. (SL)
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Court Decision R v Gilham [2009] NSWSC 138; 11 March 2009 Commentary and Media Reports Newspaper articles on Proquest ANZ Newsstand available remotely to registered clients of the State Library of NSW type in jeffrey gilham and murder change the date range or wording if you get too many or too few hits
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Court Decision R v Farmer [2008] NSWSC 581; 13 June 2008 Commentary and Media Reports Newspaper articles on Proquest ANZ Newsstand available remotely to registered clients of the State Library of NSW type in lauren huxley and farmer or lauren huxley and verdict Change the date range if you get too many or too few hits.
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National minimum standards in relation to the content of examination kits for the collection of forensic samples and related measures to preserve the integrity of the DNA sampling process; Measures to ensure the so-called CSI effect does not compromise the integrity and fairness of criminal prosecutions relying on DNA evidence; and Recent research by the Australian Institute of Criminology on the presentation of expert DNA evidence in jury trials and its potential to be misunderstood by juries.
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1. Inquiry into the circumstances that led to the conviction of Mr Farah Abdulkadir
Jama, The Honourable FHR Vincent, May 2010
2. DNA debacle: the case of Farah Jamah The Law Report, 11 May 2010. 3. Taking on faith value, Jason Gregory, (2010) (September issue) Law Institute
Journal 24-25 (Available for purchase from Infocus.)
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2. Search library catalogue for two books written about Andrew Kalajzich. (SL)
type in andrew kalajzich in Keyword Search. 3. Report of the inquiry held under section 475 of the Crimes Act 1900 into the conviction of Andrew Peter Kalajzich at the Central Criminal Court, Sydney on 27 May 1988, 30 May 1995 by the Honourable John Slattery. (SL)
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Commentary and Media Reports 1. Newspaper articles on Proquest ANZ Newsstand, available remotely to registered clients of the State Library of NSW type in leigh leigh and murder 2. Search library catalogue for books (2) written about Leigh Leigh. (SL) type in leigh leigh in Keyword Search
3. ABC Radio National - Background Briefing: 29 September 1996 - Sticks and Stones: The Killing of Leigh Leigh 4. In Her Death She Remains as the Limit of the System by Morrow & San Roque, (1996) 18 Sydney Law Review 474 (SL). 5. Investigation into the circumstances surrounding the murder of Leigh Leigh on 3 November 1989 and other offences by the New South Wales Crime Commission (SL) 6. Who killed Leigh Leigh? A story of shame and mateship in an Australian town by Kerry Carrington (1998) (SL)
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2. Search library catalogue for two books written about Ivan Milat. (SL)
type in ivan milat in Keyword Search
3. DNA, Human Rights and the Criminal Justice System by Barbara Hocking
(1997) 3 Australian Journal of Human Rights 208 includes this case in its discussion. (SL)
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2. Malice & Manslaughter (2005) ALMD Advance (No 16), 18 August 2005, page 1 3. Check CaseBase for additional Case Notes of the High Court Decision (SL)
type in r v lavender in case name field.
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2. Barnes, Gail; Private Violence, Gendered Justice (1999) 24 (2) Alternative Law
Journal 67.
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2. Who killed John Newman? by Gill H Boehringer (2004) 29 (3) Alternative Law
Journal 145. This article is available on AGIS Plus via Informit Online which is available remotely to registered clients of the State Library of NSW.
3. The Newman Case ABC Four Corners by Debbie Whitmont, 7 April 2008
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Court Decision R v Cooper [2002] NSWCCA 428, 18 October 2002 Commentary and Media Reports Newspaper articles on Proquest ANZ Newsstand, available remotely to registered clients of the State Library of NSW. type in leo nguyen and cooper
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Court Decisions R v Osland [1998] 2 VR 636; (1997) 95 A Crim R 479, 1 August 1997, is not available on Austlii but is available on LexisNexis Unreported Judgments. (SL) select Unreported Judgments All Australian Jurisdictions from Law databases page in Case Name box type osland student can email a copy of each case to their email address Osland v R (1998) 197 CLR 316; (1998) 159 ALR 170; [1998] HCA 75 Commentary and Media Reports
2. References to magazine articles use AGIS Plus via Informit Online which is
available remotely to registered clients of the State Library of NSW. type in Heather Osland Select full text articles only.
4. Barnes, Gail; Private Violence, Gendered Justice (1999) 24 (2) Alternative Law
Journal 67.
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4. Crash Statistics produced by the RTA 5. Young people, dangerous driving and car culture by Hannah Graham and Rob White, in (2007) 26 (3)Youth Studies Australia 28-35. Available from AGISPlus via Informit. A database that includes the fulltext of magazine articles. You need to register as a client of the State Library.
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2. The Insider (2004) 78 (7) Law Institute Journal 50 (SL) 3. Four case notes about various aspects of the second decision can be found in
(2004) 11 (2) & (3) Criminal Law News (SL).
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Court Decision R v Bunting and Wagner [2004] SASC 235. 11 August 2004 Commentary and Media Reports Newspaper articles on Proquest ANZ Newsstand, available remotely to registered clients of the State Library of NSW type in snowtown murders and bunting and wagner
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Raymond and Margaret Sutton had a severely intellectually and physically disabled son, Matthew. He was also blind and an upcoming operation was lilkely to render him deaf as well. The couple devoted their lives to Matthew, giving up a normal life to care for him, during which time they suffered depression, anxiety, nervous breakdowns, and alcohol abuse. In April 2001 the Suttons killed their twenty eight year old son, and after some years of guilt and anxiety they confessed to the mercy killing. They were initially charged with murder but pleaded guilty of manslaughter. Supreme Court judge Justice Barr said the couple had suffered enough. He sentenced them each to a good behaviour bond for five years. Court Decision R v Raymond Douglas Sutton; R v Margaret Ellen Sutton [2007] NSWSC 295, 4 April 2007. Commentary and Media Reports Newspaper articles on Proquest ANZ Newsstand, available remotely to registered clients of the State Library of NSW. type in Raymond Sutton and matthew
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Court Decisions R v Thomas Sam; R v Manju Sam (No 17) [2009] NSWSC 803 - procedural matters R v Thomas Sam; R v Manju Sam (No 18) [2009] NSWSC 1003 sentencing decision Commentary and Media Reports Newspaper articles on Proquest ANZ Newsstand, available remotely to registered clients of the State Library of NSW type in thomas sam and gloria .
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3. Terrorism Laws Law Internet Resources Guide - produced by the Australian Parliament Library. This guide contains links to Internet resources and documents in the area of anti-terrorism law. Emphasis is on Australian federal (Commonwealth) legislation. Links to Australian State and Territory legislation are also given, as well as significant overseas resources.
4. Terrorism and War Archive produced by the Gilbert & Tobin Centre of Public Law provides excellent links to newspaper and magazine articles on this case and on terrorism in general.
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4. Key issues in alcohol-related violence by Anthony Morgan and Amanda McAtamney, Australian Institute of Criminology, December 2009. 5. References to magazine articles use AGIS Plus via Informit Online which is available remotely to registered clients of the State Library of NSW. type in drink driving and murder Select full text articles and also search full text of articles.
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In October 2008, 20 year old Kathleen Worrall stabbed her younger sister Susan to death. She suffered more than fifty wounds. Kathleen was initially charged with the murder of her sister, which was later changed to manslaughter for which she pleaded guilty. Kathleen had a hormonal condition, congenital adrenal hyperplasia which leads to excess production of testosterone. It had been controlled with medication, but Kathleen grew self-conscious about the side-effect of significant weight gain and did not stick to her treatment regime. At the time of the death of Susan, the sisters had been fighting over things such as the use of a hair straightener and internet access. Justice Elizabeth Fullerton found her mental state compromised her perceptions and her capacity to control herself or distinguish right from wrong. Kathleen was sentenced to imprisonment for six years, including four years and three months as the non-parole period. This case is an example of a sentencing decision where the judge in considering the principles listed in section 3A of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW), when mental illness is causally connected to the commission of an offence. In this instance, Fullerton referred to YS v R [2010] NSWSC 98 in which the judge outlines the principles to follow when sentencing a young person with a mental illness. This episode ended with more tragedy for the parents of these two girls, as Kathleen died in her cell barely two months after this decision was handed down. An inquest into her death is to be held.
Court decision R v Worrall [20010] NSWSC 593, 4 June 2010, Fullerton J Commentary and Media Reports 1. Newspaper articles available on Proquest ANZ Newsstand, is available remotely to registered clients of the State Library of NSW. type in kathleen worrall or susan worrall and set date to after 1 October 2008 2. The Australian Institute of Criminology has written a number of reports exploring mental health and crime.
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