Common-law and code-state doctrine on actus reus, mens rea, defences, inchoate offences, homicide. Criminal procedure splits state-by-state.
Standard of proof on appeal — appellate court must be satisfied jury verdict was reasonably open.
Specific intent: foresight of consequence is not the same as intention.
Criminal Code 'slavery' offence: rights of ownership exercised over a person.
Honest and reasonable mistake of fact in statutory rape — Proudman v Dayman applied.
Briefs follow the Australian Guide to Legal Citation 4th ed. Source judgments via AustLII. Browse the full AU case library for every briefed authority across Priestley 11.
Manslaughter by criminal negligence — gross-negligence threshold.