Director of Public Prosecutions v Newton
[2024] VCC 1759
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…Mental Health Act 2014, Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 Cases Cited: R v Verdins [2007] VSCA 62, DPP v Haberfield [2019] VCC 2082, R v Mooney (Unreported, 21 June 1978, Full Court), R v Anderson [1981] VR 155, DPP v Milson [2019] VSCA 55, Boulton v The Queen [2014] VSCA 342. Sentence:…
Director of Public Prosecutions v Weatherburn
[2022] VCC 1440
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…n in an appeal to this court of Haberfield [7] in 2019 but that amendment does not apply to my task. [7] Director of Public Prosecutions v Haberfield [2019] VCC 2082 137The proviso introduced by s10A(2A) is that this special reason will not be available if the impaired mental functioning was caused solely by self-…
Director of Public Prosecutions v Delaney
[2022] VCC 791
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…on. Further as to section 10A(2)(c)(i) that too has been tightened up with the word 'materially' added to the provision. [4] DPP v Haberfield [2019] VCC 2082 (‘ Haberfield’ ) 62 In the absence of a special reason, I must send you to prison for at least 6 months on the recklessly causing injury charge where the vic…
Director of Public Prosecutions v Fariah
[2021] VCC 682
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…[12] DPP v Haberfield [2019] VCC 2082.…
Director of Public Prosecutions v Jal
[2021] VCC 488
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…assault upon a paramedic. See the case of Haberfield [5]. I am not going to restate all the principles that apply in your case. [5] DPP v Haberfield [2019] VCC 2082. 84What I must do is to pay attention to the words used in the sub-section. They are not there by accident. I must also apply other provisions of the…
Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith
[2020] VCC 480
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…ar, in relation to an assault upon a paramedic. It was a case that attracted a fair bit of publicity. It was the case of Haberfield. See Haberfield [2019] VCC 2082. I am not going to restate all the principles that apply in your case. Frankly, I am not greatly assisted by what other Judges at my level have done in…