Coskun v R

• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Murder
  3. › Constructive murder
  4. › Joint criminal enterprise
  5. › Whether act causing death must be within scope of JCE
  6. › Whether further mental element required as regards death
  7. › Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 18(1)(a)
• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Defences
  3. › Self-defence
  4. › Availability to constructive murder
  5. › Whether self-defence available where act done for dual purpose of carrying out foundational offence and self-defence
  6. › Whether statutory self-defence provisions overtook earlier authority
  7. › Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 418-421
• 1. Evidence
  2. › Tendency evidence
  3. › Admissibility
  4. › Significant probative value
  5. › Level of generality in framing tendency
  6. › Whether evidence of wearing high-visibility shirt during prior robberies had significant probative value
  7. › Whether probative value outweighed danger of unfair prejudice
  8. › Evidence Act 1995 (NSW), ss 97(1)(b), 101, 137
• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Appeal
  3. › Sentence
  4. › Manifest excess
  5. › Constructive murder
  6. › Need to tailor sentence to circumstances of case
  7. › Multiple aggravating factors
  8. › Lack of remorse

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