Siale v R [2019] NSWCCA 80

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Siale v R [2019] NSWCCA 80 Hearing dates: 18 March 2019 Date of orders: 23 April 2019 Decision date: 23 April 2019 Before: Bathurst CJ at [1]; Price J at [65]; Ierace J at [66] Decision: (1) Grant the applicant leave to appeal. (2) Appeal dismissed. Catchwords: CRIME – murder – mental element – intention to inflict grievous bodily harm – whether open to the jury to find the requisite intent given degree of intoxication.

CRIME – murder – specific intent – effect of intoxication. Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Cases Cited: Blackwell v The Queen (2011) 81 NSWLR 119; [2011] NSWCCA 93 Dickson v R (2017) 94 NSWLR 476; [2017] NSWCCA 78 R v Baden-Clay (2016) 258 CLR 308; [2016] HCA 35 The Queen v O'Connor (1980) 146 CLR 64 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Sateki Siale (applicant) The Crown (respondent) Representation: Counsel: W Terracini SC with T Hennessy (applicant) B Baker (respondent)

Solicitors: McAneny Lawyers (for the applicant) Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (respondent) File Number(s): 2015/297019 Publication restriction: Nil Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Supreme Court of NSW Jurisdiction: Common Law - Criminal Citation: [2017] NSWSC 1298 Date of Decision: 4 August 2017 (conviction); 29 September 2017 (sentence) Before: Garling J File Number(s): 2015/297019