Lawson & Forsythe v R 22

[1986] VicRp 53; [1986] VR 515; (1985) 18 A Crim R 360

Australia - Victoria

18th December, 1985

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
R v Tracey	[2024] QCA 19	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	20 Feb 2024	AustLII
Hinrichsen v R	[2023] SASCA 111	Supreme Court of South Australia - Court of Appeal	Australia - South Australia	12 Oct 2023	AustLII	2
R v Bowie (No 5)	[2022] NSWSC 1506	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	4 Nov 2022	AustLII
R v Dayney	[2020] QCA 264; (2020) 10 Qd R 638	Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal	Australia - Queensland	1 Dec 2020	AustLII	4
Pickett v Western Australia	[2020] HCA 20; (2020) 270 CLR 323; (2020) 94 ALJR 629; (2020) 282 A Crim R 118	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	29 May 2020	AustLII	23
Cudby v Cockinos	[2014] WASC 254	Supreme Court of Western Australia	Australia - Western Australia	22 Jul 2014	AustLII
James v R	[2013] HCATrans 266	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Nov 2013	AustLII
Tunja v R	[2013] VSCA 174; (2013) 41 VR 208	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	4 Jul 2013	AustLII	12
James v R	[2013] VSCA 55; (2013) 39 VR 149	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	19 Mar 2013	AustLII	32
R v Rao	[2008] ACTSC 17; 2 ACTLR 1	Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory	Australia - Australian Capital Territory	13 Mar 2008	AustLII	5
R v b, Ma	[2007] SASC 384; (2007) 99 SASR 384; 177 A Crim R 268	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	5 Nov 2007	AustLII	12
R v Imadonmwonyi	[2004] VSC 361	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	19 Oct 2004	AustLII	4
R v Portelli	[2004] VSCA 178; (2004) 10 VR 259; (2004) 148 A Crim R 282	Supreme Court of Victoria - Court of Appeal	Australia - Victoria	1 Oct 2004	AustLII	22
Police (SA) v M	[2004] SASC 281; 42 MVR 193; 149 A Crim R 72	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	16 Sep 2004	AustLII
R v GJH	[2001] NSWCCA 128; 122 A Crim R 361	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	24 Apr 2001	AustLII	12
R v Turan	[2000] VSC 176	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	12 May 2000	AustLII	1
R v Goff	[2000] NSWCCA 194; 112 A Crim R 485	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	11 May 2000	AustLII	1
R v Roba (No 2)	[2000] VSC 97; 110 A Crim R 253	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	22 Feb 2000	AustLII	3
R v Smith	[1995] VicRp 2; [1995] 1 VR 10; (1994) 73 A Crim R 384		Australia - Victoria	25 Mar 1994	AustLII	80
Bedi v R	[1993] SASC 4210; (1993) 61 SASR 269; (1993) 68 A Crim R 539	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	8 Oct 1993	AustLII	32
Zecevic v DPP (Vic)	[1987] HCA 26; (1987) 162 CLR 645; (1987) 71 ALR 641; (1987) 25 A Crim R 163; (1987) 61 ALJR 375	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	1 Jul 1987	AustLII	412

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title	Citation(s)	Author	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text		Citation Index
"Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Judicial Literacy and Australian Cultural Cringe, The"	(1989-1990) 12 Adelaide Law Review 431	Meehan, Michael	Australia	circa 1990	AustLII		10

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Crimes Act 1958 (Vic)	s10

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
He Kaw Teh v R	[1985] HCA 43; (1985) 157 CLR 523; (1985) 60 ALR 449; 15 A Crim R 203; (1985) 59 ALJR 620; [1986] LRC (Crim) 553	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	11 Jul 1985	AustLII	826
Giorgianni v R	[1985] HCA 29; (1985) 156 CLR 473; (1985) 58 ALR 641; (1985) 59 ALJR 461; (1985) 16 A Crim R 163; (1985) 2 MVR 97; (1985) 4 IPR 97	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Apr 1985	AustLII	646
R v Bird	[1985] EWCA Crim 2; [1985] 2 All ER 513; [1985] 1 WLR 816; (1985) 81 Cr App R 110; [1985] Crim LR 388	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Criminal Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	22 Mar 1985	BAILII	16
R v McManus	(1985) 2 NSWLR 448; 20 A Crim R 14		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1985	LexisNexis AU	7
R v Lane	[1983] VicRp 105; [1983] 2 VR 449; (1983) 8 A Crim R 182		Australia - Victoria	22 Apr 1983	AustLII	13
R v Wills	[1983] VicRp 80; [1983] 2 VR 201		Australia - Victoria	15 Feb 1983	AustLII	16
R v Kincaid	(1983) 33 SASR 55	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1983	Legal Online / Westlaw	1
Kincaid v R	(1983) 33 SASR 552; (1983) 9 A Crim R 284	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1983	Legal Online / Westlaw	3
[1982] Crim LR 732	[1982] Crim LR 732		United Kingdom	circa 1982	Westlaw	3
Brisson v R	(1982) 139 DLR (3d) 685		Canada	circa 1982		3
Morgan v Colman	(1981) 27 SASR 334; (1981) 4 A Crim R 324	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1981	Legal Online / Westlaw	31
R v Bozikis	[1981] VicRp 59; [1981] VR 587; (1980) 5 A Crim R 58		Australia - Victoria	19 Dec 1980	AustLII	10
Helmhout v R	[1980] FCA 118; (1980) 49 FLR 1; (1979) 1 A Crim R 464	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	20 Oct 1980	AustLII	14
R v Alexander & Keeley	[1981] VicRp 31; [1981] VR 277		Australia - Victoria	26 Jun 1980	AustLII	4
R v Loughnan	[1981] VicRp 43; [1981] VR 443		Australia - Victoria	1 Oct 1979	AustLII	68
"Self-defence, prevention of crime, arrest and the duty to retreat"	(1979) 3 Criminal Law Journal 188	Criminal Law Journal	Australia	circa 1979	Legal Online	2
Viro v R	[1978] HCA 9; (1978) 141 CLR 88; (1978) 18 ALR 257; (1978) 52 ALJR 418	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1978	AustLII	315
R v Johns	[1978] 2 NSWLR 259		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1978	LexisNexis AU	16
R v Parker	[1977] VicRp 3; [1977] VR 22		Australia - Victoria	29 Jun 1976	AustLII	36
R v Evans & Gardiner (No 2)	[1976] VicRp 53; [1976] VR 523		Australia - Victoria	26 Feb 1976	AustLII	48
R v Kerr	[1976] 1 NZLR 335		New Zealand	circa 1976	LexisNexis	48
R v Evans & Gardiner (No 1)	[1976] VicRp 52; [1976] VR 517		Australia - Victoria	23 Oct 1975	AustLII	7
"Self-Defence and the Right to Life"	[1975] Cambridge Law Journal 282	Cambridge Law Journal	United Kingdom	circa 1975		4
[1974] Crim LR 528	[1974] Crim LR 528		United Kingdom	circa 1974	Westlaw	2
R v Browne	[1973] NI 96		United Kingdom - Northern Ireland	circa 1973	LexisNexis	13
Bennett v Dopke	[1973] VicRp 22; [1973] VR 239		Australia - Victoria	16 Aug 1972	AustLII	3
Pemble v R	[1971] HCA 20; (1971) 124 CLR 107; [1971] ALR 762; (1971) 45 ALJR 333	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 May 1971	AustLII	407
R v McInnes	[1971] 3 All ER 295; 55 Cr App R 551; (1971) 1 WLR 1600		United Kingdom	circa 1971	LexisNexis	28
Devlin v Armstrong	[1971] NI 13		United Kingdom - Northern Ireland	circa 1971	LexisNexis	5
R v Yugovic	[1971] VicRp 99; [1971] VR 816		Australia - Victoria	11 Jun 1970	AustLII	3
R v Jellard	[1970] VicRp 98; [1970] VR 802		Australia - Victoria	10 Jun 1970	AustLII	24
R v Rainey	[1970] VicRp 83; [1970] VR 650		Australia - Victoria	7 Apr 1970	AustLII	3
Palmer v Simmonds	[1970] UKPC 2; [1971] AC 814; [1971] 1 All ER 1077; (1971) 55 Cr App R 223; [1971] 2 WLR 831; (1971) 16 WIR 499	Privy Council	United Kingdom	14 Jan 1970	BAILII	237
Gammage v R	[1969] HCA 68; (1969) 122 CLR 444; [1970] ALR 385; 44 ALJR 36	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	22 Dec 1969	AustLII	77
R v Julien	[1969] 1 WLR 839		United Kingdom	circa 1969	LexisNexis / Westlaw	3
R v Duffy	[1967] 1 QB 63; 50 Cr App R 68		United Kingdom	circa 1967	LexisNexis / Westlaw	15
"The Early History of Murder and Manslaughter: Part I"	(1967) 83 Law Quarterly Review 365	Law Quarterly Review	United Kingdom	circa 1967	Westlaw	3
Mamote-Kulang v R	[1964] HCA 21; (1964) 111 CLR 62; [1964] ALR 1046; 37 ALJR 516	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Mar 1964	AustLII	80
[1964] Ch 4	[1964] Ch 4	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1964	LexisNexis / Westlaw	1
R v Falla	[1964] VicRp 11; [1964] VR 78		Australia - Victoria	17 May 1963	AustLII	16
State v Jackson	(1963) 382 P2d 229; 94 Ariz 117		United States	circa 1963		2
R v Chisam	(1963) 47 Cr App R 130		United Kingdom	circa 1963	LexisNexis	13
R v Tikos (No 2)	[1963] VicRp 45; [1963] VR 306		Australia - Victoria	1 Mar 1962	AustLII	17
"New Qualified Defence to Murder, A"	(1960-1962) 1 Adelaide Law Review 23	Adelaide Law Review	Australia	circa 1962	AustLII	2
R v Tikos (No 1)	[1963] VicRp 44; [1963] VR 285		Australia - Victoria	11 Oct 1961	AustLII	13
"Killing in self-defence"	(1960) 34 Australian Law Journal 130	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 1960	Legal Online	2
R v Enright	[1961] VicRp 102; [1961] VR 663		Australia - Victoria	2 Jul 1959	AustLII	14
R v Howe	[1958] HCA 38; (1958) 100 CLR 448; [1958] ALR 753; 32 ALJR 212	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	15 Aug 1958	AustLII	97
R v Bufalo	[1958] VicRp 56; [1958] VR 363; [1958] ALR 746		Australia - Victoria	17 Apr 1958	AustLII	2
R v Howe	[1958] SASR 95	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1958	Legal Online / Westlaw	13
R v McKay	[1957] VicRp 79; [1957] VR 560; [1957] ALR 648		Australia - Victoria	16 Apr 1957	AustLII	51
"Manslaughter upon chance-medley"	(1957) 31 Australian Law Journal 102	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 1957	Legal Online	2
R v Taylor	[1950] 2 KB 368; [1950] 2 All ER 170; (1950) 34 Cr App R 138		United Kingdom	circa 1950	LexisNexis / Westlaw	22
R v Semini	[1949] 1 KB 405		United Kingdom	circa 1949	LexisNexis / Westlaw	4
Russell v Victorian Railways Commissioners	[1947] ArgusLawRp 75; (1948) 55 ALR 3	Argus Law Reports	Australia	8 Sep 1947	AustLII	1
R v Hussey	(1924) 18 Cr App R 121; 41 TLR 205		United Kingdom	circa 1924	LexisNexis	6
Brown v United States	256 US 335; 65 L Ed 961; 41 SCt 501	United States Supreme Court	United States	16 May 1921	WorldLII	33
Jackson v State	(1911) 56 So 96; 2 Ala App 55		United States - Alabama	circa 1911		1
State v Lee	85 SC 101; (1910) 67 SE 141		United Kingdom - Scotland	circa 1910		1
R v Deana	(1909) 73 JP 255		United Kingdom	circa 1909		2
(1903) 3 Columbia Law Review 526	(1903) 3 Columbia Law Review 526	Columbia Law Review	United States	circa 1903	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	2
R v Symondson	(1896) 60 JP 245		United Kingdom	circa 1896		1
Beard v United States	158 US 550; 39 L Ed 1086; 15 SCt 962	United States Supreme Court	United States	27 May 1895	WorldLII	21
United States (People v Button	(1895) 39 P 1073; 106 Cal 628		United States - California	circa 1895		1
R v Dudley and Stephens	(1884) 14 QBD 273	Queen's Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1884	LexisNexis / Westlaw	108
R v Weston	(1879) 14 Cox CC 346		United Kingdom	circa 1879		7
R v John Bull	[1839] EngR 487; 173 ER 723; (1839) 9 C & P 22		United Kingdom	circa 1839	CommonLII	4
R v George Smith	[1837] EngR 988; 173 ER 441; (1837) 8 C & P 160		United Kingdom	circa 1837	CommonLII	9
R v Mawgridge	[1707] Kel 119; 84 ER 1107		United Kingdom	circa 1707	CommonLII	11
(1616) 11 Co Rep 82	(1616) 11 Co Rep 82; 77 ER 1257	King's Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1616		2
State v Gadwood	342 Mo 466; (1938) 116 SW 2d 42		United States - Missouri	circa 1971		2
Wallace v United States	162 US 466; 40 L Ed 1039	United States Supreme Court	United States	circa 1971	Westlaw	7
Hellard v Commonwealth	119 Ky 445		United States - Kentucy			1
People v Schmidt	110 NE 945; 216 NY 324		United States			10
R v Haley	76 WN (NSW) 550		Australia - New South Wales			1
55 ALR 3d 1000	55 ALR 3d 1000		United States			2
40 Am Jur 2	40 Am Jur 2		United States			4
R v Seaman	4 A Crim R 119		Australia		Legal Online / Westlaw	3
3 All Er 295	3 All ER 295		United Kingdom		LexisNexis	3
1 WLR 1600	1 WLR 1600		United Kingdom		LexisNexis / Westlaw	1

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