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The Queen v Baden-Clay

(2016) 258 CLR 308

JurisdictionAustralia

CourtHigh Court of Australia

Year2016

StatusBinding authority

Summary

HCA reinstated murder conviction holding jury entitled to infer intent to kill from circumstantial evidence; QCCA erred in substituting manslaughter verdict.

Key Principle

The HCA reinstated a murder conviction, holding that the jury was entitled to reject the accused's account and draw the inference of intent to kill from the circumstantial evidence; the QCCA had erred in substituting manslaughter.

Area of Law

criminal

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