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Miller v The Queen

[2016] HCA 30; (2016) 259 CLR 380 (Miller v The Queen; Smith v The Queen; Presley v DPP (SA))

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year2016

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The doctrine of extended joint criminal enterprise, by which a secondary party who foresees the possibility of a further crime by a co-venturer is liable for it, remains part of the common law of Australia despite its rejection in the UK in R v Jogee.

Area of Law

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