According to the Supreme Court of NSW, a magistrate’s order to determine the height of a suspected ATM thief doesn’t measure up against s 24(1) of the Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 (NSW).In Coffen v Goodhart [2013] NSWSC 1018, the Court considered just how high the hurdle was to order a non-intimate forensic examination of …
Continue reading Ain’t this felon high enough? Coffen v Goodhart [2013] NSWSC 1018
According to the Daily Mail, last week a UK judge ordered an accused Muslim woman to remove her veil in Court before he (the judge) would accept her plea.Can the court order that? Is it a contempt of court for her to refuse?I started writing this post a few weeks ago when a similar thing …
When I wrote yesterday’s post, I knew there was another site I wanted to mention...The University of Melbourne recently launched the loftily-titled blog Opinions on High. (You can read the announcement here.)For many years, the leading blog discussing the workings and decisions of the superior appellate court of a particular country has been that of the …
This short post is an update on a few recent-ish information sources I want to share.A couple of weeks ago I attended the LIV criminal law conference, and participated as member of a panel discussing social media and the law. I mentioned there that the LIV had a good social media presence, with the Institute’s …
A recent case in the County Court has set the cat amongst the pigeons, after highlighting that some alcohol and drug-driving tests weren’t done by the person named on a certificate of analysis tendered by the prosecution.The case was Warren v Wesselman, an appeal at the County Court at Shepparton in May 2013, before Judge …
Continue reading I certify that I tested…nothing! Alcohol & drug-driving tests in the spotlight