The Queen v. Dookheea
Case No.
M159/2016
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
12/04/2016 Supreme Court of Victoria (Court of Appeal) (Maxwell P, Redlich JA & Croucher AJA)
Catchwords
Criminal law – Jury directions – Where respondent was convicted of murder – Where respondent admitted to the unlawful killing of the victim – Where issue at trial was whether respondent had requisite intention – Where trial judge explained to jury "beyond reasonable doubt" – Where Court of Appeal allowed appeal and ordered re-trial – Whether Court of Appeal erred in allowing appeal.
Documents
18/11/2016 Hearing (SLA, Melbourne)
30/11/2016 Notice of appeal
16/12/2016 Written submissions (Appellant)
16/12/2016 Chronology (Appellant)
27/01/2017 Written submissions (Respondent)
10/02/2017 Reply
19/06/2017 Hearing (Full Court, Adelaide)
13/09/2017 Judgment (Judgment summary)