NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 151 A Crim R 426
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION : R v ROBERT THEO SIEVERS [2004] NSWCCA 463 HEARING DATE(S) : 24th February 2004 JUDGMENT DATE : 17 December 2004
JUDGMENT OF : Levine J at 1; Simpson J at 58; Barr J at 88 DECISION : By majority: 1. Appeal against conviction dismissed.; 2. Leave to appeal against sentence granted.; 3. Sentence appeal dismissed.
CATCHWORDS : Murder - provocation - whether trial judge's directions reduced the 'standard' for Crown to accused's disadvantage - Crimes Act 1900 s23(2)(b) - consciousness of guilt - propriety of and necessity for directions when manslaughter an available verdict - life sentence - second conviction for murder of spouse LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 ss 19A, 23(1), 23(2)(a), 23(2)(b) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 s 61 Edwards v The Queen (1993) 178 CLR 193 Green v The Queen [1997] HCA 50, (1997) 191 CLR 334 Heron v The Queen [2003] HCA 17, (2003) 197 ALR 81 Masciantonio v The Queen (1995) 183 CLR 58 CASES CITED : Regina v Baker (unreported, NSWCCA 20 September 1995) Regina v Harris (2000) 50 NSWLR 409 Regina v Hodge [2002] NSWCCA 10 Regina v Noelene Anderson [2002] NSWCCA 194 Regina v Toki [2003] NSWCCA 125 Regina v Twala (unreported, NSWCCA 4 November 1994) REGINA (Respondent)
PARTIES : v
THEO ROBERT SIEVERS (Appellant) FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60346 of 2003 R Hulme SC Appellant COUNSEL : L Lamprati SC Crown S E O'Connor Appellant SOLICITORS : S Kavanagh Crown
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