Crane v R

• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Appeals
  3. › Appeal against conviction
  4. › Unreasonable verdict
  5. › Circumstantial Crown case
  6. › Whether it was open to the jury to be satisfied of guilt beyond reasonable doubt on all the evidence
  7. › Whether inferences could be drawn from communications where content was unavailable or limited
  8. › Whether other reasonable possibilities remained available
  9. › Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW), s 5(1)
• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Complicity
  3. › Accessory before the fact
  4. › Procurement
  5. › Whether applicant procured assault to cause really serious injury
  6. › Whether Crown could prove acts of procurement beyond reasonable doubt
  7. › Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), s 18(1)(a)
• 1. Criminal Law
  2. › Complicity
  3. › Accessory before the fact
  4. › Knowledge requirement
  5. › Whether applicant knew principal offenders intended to inflict grievous bodily harm
  6. › Whether intent of principals at time of interaction with accessory could be inferred
• 1. Evidence
  2. › Circumstantial evidence
  3. › Inference drawing
  4. › Distinction between permissible inference and conjecture
  5. › Whether inference of guilt was the only rational inference available

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