NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION : REGINA v SOUTHAMMAVONG; REGINA v SIHAVONG [2003] NSWCCA 312 HEARING DATE(S) : 29 October 2003 JUDGMENT DATE : 31 October 2003
JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; O'Keefe J at 48; Greg James J at 49 DECISION : Appeal dismissed.
CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - murder - malicious wounding with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm - direction to jury - burden and standard of proof - definition of "beyond reasonable doubt" - where jury sought clarification on meaning of standard - where trial judge repeated earlier direction - whether trial judge erred by failing to address jury request Brown v The King (1913) 17 CLR 570 Dawson v The Queen (1961) 106 CLR 1 Green v The Queen (1971) 126 CLR 28 R v Anderson (2001) 127 A Crim R 116 R v Lifchus [1997] 3 SCR 320 CASES CITED : R v Reeves (1992) 29 NSWLR 109 R v Starr [2000] 2 SCR 144 RPS v The Queen (2000) 199 CLR 620 The Queen v Wilson (1986) 42 SASR 203 Thomas v The Queen (1960) 102 CLR 584 Victor v Nebraska (1993) 511 US 1 Walters v The Queen [1969] 2 AC 26 at 30 Regina (Crown) PARTIES : Ta Southammavong (Appellant) Vilasone Sihavong (Appellant) FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60138/03; 60312/03 COUNSEL : M Grogan (Crown) T Game SC / P Strickland (Appellants) C K Smith (Crown) SOLICITORS : S O'Connor (Appellant - Southammavong) M Klees (Appellant - Sihavong)
LOWER COURT Supreme Court JURISDICTION : LOWER COURT 70085/01 FILE NUMBER(S) : LOWER COURT Buddin J JUDICIAL OFFICER :
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