Peniamina v. The Queen
Case No.
B32/2020
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
29/11/2019 Supreme Court of Queensland (Court of Appeal) (Morrison and McMurdo JJA and Appplegarth J)
Catchwords
Criminal law – Defences – Provocation – Criminal Code (Qld) s 304 – Where applicant charged with murdering his wife – Where applicant pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter on basis of provocation – Where applicant bore onus of proving provocation – Where jury convicted applicant of murder – Where Court of Appeal held by majority that jury had not been misdirected as to provocation and dismissed applicant’s appeal against conviction – Whether operation of s 304(3)(c) confined to provocative conduct identified by applicant as causing loss of self-control, or whether jury may also consider other conduct.
Documents*
05/06/2020 Hearing (SLA, Sydney and by video connection)
16/06/2020 Notice of appeal
24/07/2020 Written submissions (Appellant)
24/07/2020 Chronology (Appellant)
21/08/2020 Written submissions (Respondent)
15/10/2020 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra)
15/10/2020 Outline of oral argument (Appellant)
15/10/2020 Outline of oral argument (Respondent)
09/12/2020 Judgment (Judgment summary)