Osland v R

Judgment date: 10/12/1998
Court: HCA
Judge: Gaudron, McHugh, Gummow, Kirby and Callinan JJ
Citation: (1998) 159 ALR 170; (1998) 197 CLR 316; (1998) 20 Leg Rep C1; (1998) 73 ALJR 173; [1998] HCA 75;
Catchwords: Criminal law;  Verdicts;  Inconsistent verdicts;  Whether verdicts able to stand together;  

Criminal law;  Defences;  Battered woman syndrome;  Development of battered woman syndrome;  

Criminal law;  Directions to jury;  Lies as evidence of consciousness of guilt;  Obligation of trial judge in summing up;  

Criminal law;  Defences;  Provocation;  Murder;  

Criminal law;  Accomplices;  Parties to offences;  Accessories;