LAWS1022/JURD7122 HIGH DISTINCTION EXAM NOTES

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Achieved a final unit mark of 85 (High Distinction) in LAWS1022/JURD7122 Criminal Laws. These comprehensive notes are a highly structured resource integrating legislation, common law principles, and detailed case summaries designed for the Final Exam. The notes include: Assault: Analysis of Common Assault (s 61), aggravated assaults causing ABH (s 59) or GBH (ss 33, 35), and consent in violence (, Brown, Wilson). Homicide: Detailed coverage of Murder (s 18), including the four "heads" of mens rea; Involuntary Manslaughter (criminal negligence vs. unlawful and dangerous acts); Constructive Murder; and Homicide by Omission. Causation: Analysis of the "substantial and operating cause" test and various interventions in the chain of causation (, Royall, Blaue, Hallett). Property Offences: Common law Larceny elements; statutory Fraud offences (s 192E); and the standards for "dishonesty" and "claim of right". Complicity & Group Crime: Frameworks for Joint Criminal Enterprise (JCE), Extended JCE, Accessorial Liability (aiding and abetting), and the law of Conspiracy. Defences: Comprehensive guides for Mental Health/Cognitive Impairment; Automatism (sane vs. insane); Intoxication (Part 11A); Self-Defence (s 418); and Extreme Provocation (s 23). Each section includes "Material Facts," "Issues," and "Held" summaries for all prescribed cases to facilitate efficient application during problem questions.