← All Authorities
Australia

The Queen v Baden-Clay

(2016) 258 CLR 308
JurisdictionAustralia
Year2016
Statusunclear

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

Related Cases

Pell v The Queen (2020) 268 CLR 123
Smethurst v Commissioner of Police (2020) 272 CLR 177
De Silva v The Queen (2019) 268 CLR 57

Ask CommonBench about this case

Get a detailed analysis of The Queen v Baden-Clay and how it applies to your situation.

Explain The Queen v Baden-Clay