R v Paul Edwin RENETE [2006] NSWSC 166

R v Paul Edwin RENETE [2006] NSWSC 166

Paul Edwin Renete, at the time of the offence, was suffering from schizophrenia and acute psychosis and was deprived of capacity to know his act was wrong in accordance with ordinary standards, thus making out the defence of mental illness under the McNaghten rules.

Jurisdiction
Australia
Judgment Date
22 March 2006
Procedural Posture
Criminal / Judgment
Outcome
not guilty on the ground of mental illness
Legal Topics
['mental Illness Defence' 'murder']
['criminal Law'] ['mental Illness Defence' 'murder']

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Procedural Posture

Criminal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 ['Whether Paul Edwin Renete is guilty of murder or not guilty on the ground of mental illness pursuant to the McNaghten rules']

Ratio Decidendi

Paul Edwin Renete, at the time of the offence, was suffering from schizophrenia and acute psychosis and was deprived of capacity to know his act was wrong in accordance with ordinary standards, thus making out the defence of mental illness under the McNaghten rules.

Court Disposition

not guilty on the ground of mental illness

Orders

  • ['The accused is not guilty of the murder of Tracy Hollis on the ground of mental illness.' 'The accused be detained in the psychiatric ward of the hospital at Long Bay Correctional Centre or such other place as may be determined by the Mental Health Review Tribunal until released by due process of law.']