R v Dce

[2024] QCA 165

Queensland Court of Appeal

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Catchwords

1. Criminal Law
2. › Appeal and new trial
3. › Miscarriage of justice
4. › Particular circumstances amounting to miscarriage
5. › Misdirection or non-direction
6. › Non-direction
7. › Defence of provocation not left to jury
8. › Whether there was evidence of an 'insult' within s 268(1) of the Criminal Code (Qld)
9. › Whether defence of provocation should have been left to the jury
10. › Criminal Code (Qld), ss 268, 269, 668E(1)
1. Criminal Law
2. › Defences
3. › Provocation
4. › Meaning of 'insult' in s 268(1) of the Criminal Code (Qld)
5. › Whether 'insult' is a non-technical word of broad meaning
6. › Whether 'wrongful' qualifies 'insult' or only 'act'
7. › Whether words and gestures of Child Safety officers capable of constituting an insult in the circumstances
8. › Criminal Code (Qld), ss 268, 269

Quick Take

The word 'insult' in s 268(1) of the Criminal Code (Qld) has a broad, non-technical meaning encompassing any affront to dignity, self-respect or sensibilities, and whether words or gestures constitute an insult is ordinarily a question for the jury, assessed by reference to context and the characteristics of the accused.