Federal Court of Australia
CATCHWORDS
30 / 19gY
CRIMINAL LAW - murder - recklessness - direction to jury - foresight of presence of people who could be killed or injured by
dangerous unlawful act - probability - possibility. combined with
Bory ~ wilful blindness. ly ¢
CRIMINAL LAW - evidence - whether accused gave ovisenc pg at ~his dw...
good character - cross-examination of accused concerning conviction for previous violent act and threat to perform similar
act - discretion of judge.
Evidence Act (NT) 5.9(7)
DOUGLAS JOHN EDWIN CRABBE v THE QUEEN
No. NTG 10 of 1984 woh
Woodward, Muirhead and Beaumont JJ. ~ Darwin tL 2 November 1984 ,
THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
NORTHERN TERRITORY DISTRICT REGISTRY No. NTG 10 of 1984
GENERAL DIVISION
ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
BETWEEN:
DOUGLAS JOHN EDWIN CRABBE Appellant and THE QUEEN Respondent
JUDGES MAKING ORDER Woodward, Muirhead and Beaumont JJ.
DATE OF ORDER 2 November 1984
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WHERE MADE : Darwin ORDER THE COURT ORDERS THAT: l. The appeal be allowed and the convictionsset aside. 2. The appellant be remanded in custody to await a new
trial.
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
) ) NORTHERN TERRITORY DISTRICT REGISTRY ) No. NTG 10 of 1984 ) )
GENERAL DIVISION
ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
BETWEEN:
DOUGLAS JOHN EDWIN CRABBE Appellant and THE QUEEN Respondent
JUDGES: Woodward, Muirhead and Beaumont JJ.
DATE: 2 November 1984
WOODWARD J. REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
In this matter I have had the advantage of reading the draft reasons for judgment of Muirhead J. He has set out in appropriate detail the relevant facts concerning the alleged offence, the evidence given at the trial and the conduct of the trial, and I shall not repeat them any more than is necessary. I
shall go straight to the questions raised by the appeal.
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