COMMITTAL HEARING - ATTEMPTED MURDER - DEFENDED HEARING - BATTERED WIFE SYNDROME

Published 12 Sep 2011

CASE STUDY - Committal Hearings - Local Court

The Facts: The alleged victim of an attempted murder was cross examined about the marital relationship and the violence exhibited during a long marriage.

The Result: The answers given were able to be compared with independently obtained evidence. The combined information was essential in establishing the accused’s state of mind by way of a psychiatric report as well as demonstrating that the witness’s evidence was unreliable, generally untruthful on material points and contradicted by independent evidence.

The accused was found not guilty at trial.

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