Category: Criminal Law
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McAuliffe v The Queen [1995] HCA 37
Facts In McAuliffe v The Queen, the defendants, brothers John and Michael McAuliffe, participated in a joint criminal enterprise to assault a group of people in a park. During the altercation, one victim was fatally stabbed. The prosecution argued that the brothers were liable for murder under the doctrine of extended joint criminal enterprise, even…
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