Scam alert – fraudulent email address ‘subpoena@hcourt.gov.au’

The Court is aware of a scam involving the use of a fraudulent email address purporting to be an official High Court email address – ‘subpoena@hcourt.gov.au’ 

This email address is not associated with, authorised by, or operated by the Court. 

Recipients of emails from this account should exercise caution and should not click on links, open attachments or provide personal or financial information. 

Nguyen v The Queen

[2013] HCA 32
Case number
M30/2013
Before
French CJ, Kiefel, Bell, Gageler, Keane JJ
Catchwords

Criminal law – Murder – Practice and procedure – Directions to jury – Available alternative charge – Whether position of appellant and co-accused sufficiently distinguishable to affect adequacy of directions to jury – Whether reasonably open to jury to return alternative verdict of manslaughter – Whether failure to leave alternative verdict to jury constituted wrong decision on question of law – Whether substantial miscarriage of justice occurred.

Words and phrases – "alternative verdict of manslaughter", "substantial miscarriage of justice".

Files
32.rtf (145.24 KB)
32.pdf (39.41 KB)