LAW1114 – Long Set Criminal Law Notes COVERS EVERYTHING

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Description: Detailed and comprehensive Criminal Law notes created by a second-year law student. This 144-page set covers every topic across all weeks, including readings, case law, and thorough notes. The notes ease you into the unit with clear explanations of key legal principles, cases, and statutes—perfect for helping you understand the material thoroughly and stay exam-ready. Designed to ensure you don’t miss a thing! Includes: Full explanations of actus reus, mens rea, defences, sexual offences, homicide, sentencing, and more Key case summaries Relevant sections of Victorian legislation Clear structure following the course content week by week A great balance between detail and clarity Topic List: INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL LAW 4–6: Foundations of criminal law 7: R v Brown 8–9: Why punish crimes? 10: Legal framework of criminal law 11: Different kinds of criminal offences 12: Who cannot commit crimes? 13: Criminal procedure 14: ss27–30 Criminal Procedure Act 2009 + ss113–113B Sentencing Act 1991 15: Individual rights and public interest + burden of proof + role of discretion 16: Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006 SENTENCING 17: Powers and processes 18–19: Division 3 Criminal Procedure Act 2009 20: Sentencing hearing 21: Victorian sentencing manual 22: George Hampel – Plea in Mitigation 23: Sentencing framework + Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic) 24: Sentencing options + non-custodial/custodial options 25–26: Sentencing Act 1991 ELEMENTS OF A CRIME 27: Basic principles of criminal responsibility 28: Actus reus + mens rea 29: Ugle v R, R v Hallett, R v Blaue 30: Concurrence and proving crimes + Thabo Meli v R, Fagan v Metropolitan Police Commissioner 31: Proving crimes + Section 6 Jury Directions Act 2015 NON-FATAL OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON 32–33: Common assault + Brady v Schatzel 34: Ryan v Kuhl, Fagan v Metropolitan Police Commissioner, R v Venna, Rosza v Samuels, Tuberville v Savage, Sanker v Vartzokas 35: R v Ireland, Collins v Wilcock + questions 36: Questions 37–38: Offences involving injury and serious injury 39: Questions 40: R v Westaway 41: R v Campbell, DPP Reference No 1 of 2019 42: Other CA offences (threat/endangerment) 43: CA threats and conduct offences 44: R v Abdul-Rasool 45: Lawful excuses – the role of consent 46: R v Patton, R v Venna, R v Coleman, R v Campbell 47: Ritual circumcision + sexual diseases 48: Surgery and body modifications + R v Stein 49: R v Wilson, R v Emmett, Pallante v Stadiums SEXUAL OFFENCES 50–51: Introduction to sexual assault + CA s 37A/37B 52: Rape – actus reus 53–54: CA s 35A + questions 55: Rape by compelling sexual penetration + CA s 39 56: Consent and its absence + CA 1958 s 36 57: Consent negating circumstances + CA s 36AA 58: Communicative model of consent 59: Dual conception of consent 60: Mistake, deception and consent + Papadimitropoulos v R 61: Conditional consent and its legal implications + CA s 38 62: Jury Directions Act 2015 s 46, 47C, 47D, 47E 63: 47F, 47G, 47H 64–65: Rape – mens rea 66: DPP v Morgan 67–68: Lazarus v R 69: Jury Directions Act s 47, 47C 70: R v Kitchener, Banditt v R 71: Bakshi v Queen 72: CA s 36A 73: Intoxication and reasonableness + CA s 36B 74: Other sexual offences + CA s 35B 75–76: CA s 40, 41, 43 HOMICIDE – MURDER 77: Unlawful homicides 78: CA s 3, 5, 5A, 5B 79: Infanticide 80: CA s 6 81–82: Suicide + CA s 6A, 6B 83: Euthanasia 84: Culpable driving causing death + CA s 318 85: Dangerous driving causing death or serious injury + CA s 319 86–90: Murder – actus reus + introduction to murder 91: R v Ryan and Walker 92: Ugle v R, R v Hallett 93: Royall v R, R v Pagett, R v Blaue 94: R v Jordan, R v Smith, R v Evans and Gardiner 95: R v Malcherek, R v Swan 96–98: Murder – mens rea + R v Crabbe 99–100: Constructive murder + CA s 3A 101–102: R v Ryan and Walker 103: R v Galas HOMICIDE – MANSLAUGHTER 104–107: Overview 108–111: Manslaughter by unlawful and dangerous act + Wilson v The Queen 112: R v Lamb 113: Pemble v R 114: R v Stein + CA 4A 115–117: Manslaughter by criminally negligent act + Nydam v R 118–119: R v Lavender 120: Manslaughter by criminally negligent omission 121–122: R v Instan 123–124: R v Stone and Dobinson 125: R v Taktak DEFENCES 126–130: Contesting a charge + CA s 322K, 322O, 322R, 322T 131–133: Self-defence + Zecevic v DPP + CA Part IC 134: Self-defence and family violence + Osland v R + CA s 322J 135: Section 322J of CA 136: Jury Directions Act 2015 s 58, 59 137: Jury Directions Act s 60 138–140: Intoxication, duress, and emergency + Part IC of CA + 322J + R v Connor + CA 1958 s 322O 141: CA s 322O 142: CA s 322P + R v Dudley 143: Division 4 sudden or extraordinary emergency CA