NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION: Lisa Joy BEATTIE v R [2008] NSWCCA 184
HEARING DATE(S): 1 August 2008
JUDGMENT DATE: 2 September 2008
JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJ at CL at 1; Simpson J at 2; Hislop J at 36
DECISION: Appeal dismissed.
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - appeal against verdict after special hearing - maliciously wound with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm - maliciously inflict grievous bodily harm - special hearing under s 19 of the Mental Health (Criminal Procedure Act) - whether misdirection in respect of specific intent - appellant suffering from mental illness - whether verdict unreasonable and/or unsupported by evidence - appeal dismissed
LEGISLATION CITED: Mental Health (Criminal Procedure) Act 1990 Crimes Act 1900
R v Zvonaric [2001] NSWCCA 505 CASES CITED : R v Minani [2005] NSWCCA 226; 63 NSWLR 490 Hawkins v The Queen [1994] HCA 28; 179 CLR 500
PARTIES: Lisa Joy BEATTIE (Appellant) REGINA (Respondent)
FILE NUMBER(S): CCA 2007/2933
COUNSEL: A Haesler SC & J Manuell (Appellant) P Miller (Respondent)
SOLICITORS: S O'Connor (Legal Aid Commission) (Appellant) S Kavanagh (Solicitor for Public Prosecutions) (Respondent)
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION: District Court
LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S): 06/21/0160
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER: Nicholson DCJ
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 2007/2933
McCLELLAN CJ at CL SIMPSON J HISLOP J
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