Criminal Law and Procedure
Common-law and code-state doctrine on actus reus, mens rea, defences, inchoate offences, homicide. Criminal procedure splits state-by-state.
Dominant casebooks
- Principles of Criminal Law — Bronitt & McSherry · Lawbook Co (4th)dominant
- Criminal Laws — Brown, Farrier, Neal & Weisbrot · Federation Press (7th)
Briefed authorities
- Pell v The Queen Pell v The Queen (2020) 268 CLR 123
Standard of proof on appeal — appellate court must be satisfied jury verdict was reasonably open.
- Zaburoni v The Queen Zaburoni v The Queen (2016) 256 CLR 482
Specific intent: foresight of consequence is not the same as intention.
- R v Tang R v Tang (2008) 237 CLR 1
Criminal Code 'slavery' offence: rights of ownership exercised over a person.
- CTM v The Queen CTM v The Queen (2008) 236 CLR 440
Honest and reasonable mistake of fact in statutory rape — Proudman v Dayman applied.
- R v Lavender R v Lavender (2005) 222 CLR 67
Manslaughter by criminal negligence — gross-negligence threshold.
- Stingel v The Queen Stingel v The Queen (1990) 171 CLR 312
Provocation — ordinary-person test for loss of self-control.
- Dudley v The Queen Dudley v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 23
Procedural fairness in jury direction — assumed essential elements not to be withdrawn.
- Bahri Kural v The Queen Bahri Kural v The Queen (1987) 162 CLR 502
Importation offence — knowledge of the substance required.
- He Kaw Teh v The Queen He Kaw Teh v The Queen (1985) 157 CLR 523
Statutory presumption of mens rea — strict liability requires clear legislative intent.
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.