Criminal Law Casebook - Developments in leading appellate courts

Aimed at promoting the study of technical aspects of criminal law and procedure, this site considers selected cases from the top appeal courts of Australia, Canada, the UK, the USA, the European Court of Human Rights and New Zealand. From August 2004 there have been approximately 800 entries, including book reviews.

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Who is the informed and reasonable person who might perceive judicial bias? R v Edwards, 2024 SCC 15

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The criteria for establishing perceived judicial bias have been summarised and applied in R v Edwards , 2024 SCC 15 . This case is about whe...

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

The scope of extended secondary liability: Burke v R [2024] NZSC 37

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Let’s have a look at s 66(2) of the Crimes Act 1961 [NZ]. 66 Parties to offences (1) Every one is a party to and guilty of an offence wh...

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Tendency evidence - proof and cross-proof: DPP v Roder (A Pseudonym) [2024] HCA 15

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When a trial involves multiple charges against one defendant, and they are of a similar nature, an issue may arise over when evidence relati...

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Conspiracy and the scope of the agreement: DPP(Cth) v Kola [2024] HCA 14

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Identifying the scope of an agreement is essential when considering the law of conspiracy. This is illustrated in DPP(Cth) v Kola [2024] HC...

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

The meaning of "and": Pulsifer v United States USSC 22-340

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When a statutory exception is followed by a list of conditions, a court may have to decide whether the list is conjunctive or disjunctive. T...

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Don Mathias: I practised as a barrister from December 1978 to retirement in February 2018. In 1980 I completed my PhD in criminal law. I have taught Advanced Criminal Law at the University of Auckland, and I wrote "Misuse of Drugs", our textbook on drug offences published by Thomson Reuters NZ Ltd. I was a contributing and updating author of "Adams on Criminal Law", and co-author of the first three editions of "Criminal Procedure in New Zealand" (Thomson Reuters, 3rd ed 2019).

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