JOYCE V. THE QUEEN

JOYCE V. THE QUEEN

The trial judge did adequately direct the jury on the issue of voluntariness of the applicant's acts; the summing up, taken as a whole, properly left the relevant issues to the jury and there was no miscarriage of justice.

Parties
Applicant: Joyce; Respondent: The Queen
Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
07 August 1970
Procedural Posture
Application for Special Leave to Appeal / Decision on Application for Special Leave
Outcome
application for special leave refused
Legal Topics
Murder, Voluntariness of Acts, Special Leave to Appeal
Criminal Law Murder Voluntariness of Acts Special Leave to Appeal

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Parties

Joyce

Applicant

The Queen

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application for Special Leave to Appeal / Decision on Application for Special Leave

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the trial judge adequately directed the jury on the voluntariness of the applicant's acts
  2. 2 Whether the summing up of the trial judge led to a miscarriage of justice

Ratio Decidendi

The trial judge did adequately direct the jury on the issue of voluntariness of the applicant's acts; the summing up, taken as a whole, properly left the relevant issues to the jury and there was no miscarriage of justice.

Court Disposition

application for special leave refused

Orders

  • Application for special leave refused.