Federal Court of Australia
CATCHWORDS Jurisdiction - criminal trial - murder - occurrence within jurisdiction of death or act causing death - necessity for
special verdict.
Evidence - criminal trial - admissibility of evidence of similar facts - accused convicted of other murders - striking similarity
of facts. Evidence - criminal trial - admissibility of evidence of tests carried out with similar vehicle - admissibility of expert
opinion as to speed of motor vehicle based on damage caused by
impact with stationary object.
Crimes Act 1900 (N.S.W.), 5.25
Cases
Perry v. The Queen (1982) 150 C.L.R. 580 Sutton v. The Queen (1984) 152 C.L.R. 528
The Queen v. Ireland No. 2. 1975 S.A.S.R. 6 Cooper v. Bech (No. 2) (1975) 12 S.A.S.R. 151
ALLEN DOUGLAS THOMPSON v. THE QUEEN
No. ACT G8 of 1986
FORSTER, EVERETT & MILES JJ. CANBERRA
12 SEPTEMBER 1986
i 17 SEP 936
FEDERAL COURT OF AAUTRALIA
RAINGIPA: FBQISTRY
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY DISTRICT REGISTRY No. ACT G8 of 1986 GENERAL DIVISION SCC No. 39 of 1985 On appeal from the Supreme Court of the
Australian Capital Territory
BETWEEN :
ALLEN DOUGLAS THOMPSON
Appellant
E
THE QUEEN
Respondent
MINUTE OF ORDER
JUDGES MAKING ORDER 2 FORSTER, EVERETT & MILES JJ.
WHERE MADE CANBERRA
DATE OF ORDER 12 SEPTEMBER 1986
THE COURT ORDERS THAT:
1. The appeal be dismissed.
Note: Settlement and entry of orders is dealt with in Order 36
of the Federal Court Rules.
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY DISTRICT REGISTRY No. ACT G8 of 1986
GENERAL DIVISION SCC No. 39 of 1985
On appeal from the Supreme Court of the
Australian Capital Territory
BETWEEN :
ALLEN DOUGLAS THOMPSON
Appellant
THE QUEEN
Respondent
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT CORAM: Forster, Everett & Miles JJ.
THE COURT :
The appellant was convicted after a trial by jury in the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory upon charges of murdering two sisters, Mirjana and Ljiljana Milosevic on 30 December 1981. Upon conviction he was sentenced to imprisonment for life with respect to each of the two murders. He appealed against his convictions upon eight stated grounds, three of which were abandoned at the outset of the appeal hearing but new
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