NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : R v Davies & Partridge [2005] NSWSC 324
02/03/05 - 04/03/05 08/03/05 -11/03/05 HEARING DATE(S) : 14/03/05 16/03/05 - 18/03/05 21/03/05 - 23/03/05
JUDGMENT DATE : 15 April 2005
Common Law Division JURISDICTION : Criminal List
JUDGMENT OF : Kirby J
DECISION : Both accused found not guilty of manslaughter.
CATCHWORDS : Criminal Practice & Procedure - Judge sitting alone - charge of manslaughter - warnings concerning unreliability - delay in prosecution - criminal negligence - duty of care - whether duty to supervise children - or other adults who interact with children.
Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Criminal Procedure Act 1986
Longman v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 79 R v Lavender [2004] NSWCCA 120 CASES CITED : Nydam v R [1977] VR 430 Hahn v Conley (1971) 126 CLR 276 Posthuma v Campbell (1984) 37 SASR 321
Regina Holly Davies PARTIES : Michael Partridge
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2004/44; 2004/21
R Herps (Crown) Ms B Rigg (Davies) COUNSEL : P Winch (Partridge)
Ms A Byrne - DPP (Crown) Nyman Gibson Stewart (Davies) SOLICITORS : Ms B Duchen (Partridge)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION :
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COMMON LAW DIVISION CRIMINAL LIST
DAVID KIRBY J
Friday 15 April 2005
2004/44 REGINA v Holly DAVIES 2004/21 REGINA v Michael PARTRIDGE
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