The King v. ZT
Case No.
S38/2024
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
29/09/2023 Supreme Court of New South Wales (Court of Criminal Appeal) (Kirk JA, Fagan J, Sweeney J)
[2023] NSWCCA 241
Catchwords
Criminal law – Appeal against conviction – Unreasonable verdict – Joint criminal enterprise – Where respondent found guilty at trial of party to murder – Where case against him founded upon series of admissions made as to involvement in killing – Where respondent's accounts numerous and inconsistent – Where respondent successfully appealed conviction to Court of Criminal Appeal on ground jury's verdict unreasonable – Where Court of Criminal Appeal majority found admissions not sufficiently reliable to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt – Whether Court of Criminal Appeal majority erred in concluding jury enjoyed no relevant or significant advantage over appellate court – Whether Court of Criminal Appeal majority erred in its application of test in M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487.
Documents
07/03/2024 Determination
21/03/2024 Notice of appeal
02/05/2024 Written submissions (Appellant)
02/05/2024 Chronology (Appellant)
30/05/2024 Written submissions (Respondent)
20/06/2024 Reply
15/11/2024 Hearing (Full Court, Canberra) (AV Recording will not be published)
15/11/2024 Outline of oral argument (Appellant)
15/11/2024 Outline of oral argument (Respondent)
21/11/2024 Redacted Written submissions (Appellant)
21/11/2024 Redacted Chronology (Appellant)
21/11/2024 Redacted Reply
22/11/2024 Redacted Written submissions (Respondent)
22/11/2024 Redacted Outline of oral argument (Respondent)