Omigie v R

• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Appeal
  3. › Appeal against conviction
  4. › Unreasonable verdict
  5. › Single driving incident resulting in series of collisions causing injury and death
  6. › Whether verdicts open on the evidence
  7. › Whether vehicle 'involved in an impact occasioning death' where no direct contact with another vehicle
  8. › Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 52A(1)(c), 52A(6)
• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Appeal
  3. › Appeal against conviction
  4. › Inconsistent verdicts
  5. › Acquittal on one count of misconduct by driving
  6. › Inability to reach verdict on separate count of misconduct by driving
  7. › Conviction for dangerous driving occasioning death on same underlying facts
  8. › Whether verdicts inconsistent
  9. › Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 52A, 53
• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Driving offences
  3. › Dangerous driving occasioning death
  4. › Vehicle involved in impact
  5. › Extended meaning under s 52A(6)
  6. › Vehicle causing impact between other vehicles
  7. › Causation
  8. › Whether stationary vehicle a substantial and operating cause of chain reaction of collisions
  9. › Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 52A(6)

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