NSW Caselaw
Supreme Court New South Wales
Medium Neutral Citation: R v Johnson [2021] NSWSC 1405 Hearing dates: 19, 20, 21, 22, 25 and 27 October 2021 Date of orders: 04 November 2021 Decision date: 04 November 2021 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Cavanagh J Decision: (1) The accused is not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter. (2) The accused is convicted of manslaughter. Catchwords: CRIME – Manslaughter – Excessive self-defence – Trial by judge alone Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Cases Cited: Braysich v The Queen (2011) 243 CLR 434; [2011] HCA 14 Colosimo & Ors v Director of Public Prosecutions (NSW) [2006] NSWCA 293 Oblach v Regina (2005) 65 NSWLR 75; [2005] NSWCCA 440 R v Katarzynski [2002] NSWSC 613 R v Murray (1987) 11 NSWLR 12 R v Nguyen (1995) 36 NSWLR 397 Sivaraja v R; Sivathas v R [2017] NSWCCA 236 Weissensteiner v The Queen (1993) 178 CLR 217; [1993] HCA 65 Zecevic v Director of Public Prosecutions (Victoria) (1987) 162 CLR 645; [1987] HCA 26 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Regina (Crown) Shaun Garry Johnson (Accused) Representation: Counsel: N Adams SC (Crown) C Watson (Accused)
Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (NSW) (Crown) Ramsland Laidler Solicitors (Accused) File Number(s): 2019/405914 Publication restriction: Nil
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