What Does Fruit Fear? Appealing.

What Does Fruit Fear? Appealing.

If you were found guilty in the Local, District or Supreme Court you may have the right to appeal. You may choose to appeal the decision if you were not satisfied with your legal representation or felt that the Magistrate or Judge made errors of judgment; whether in...
Hanging by a Thread: Jury Trials Again

Hanging by a Thread: Jury Trials Again

A Jury has been unable to reach a verdict over the alleged murder of a young mother whose body was wrapped in plastic and dumped in a creek north of Sydney. On Thursday, NSW Supreme Court Justice Robertson Wright discharged the jury, who could not deliver a verdict on...
Magic Mushrooms and the Criminal Law

Magic Mushrooms and the Criminal Law

Whether you are a Viking letting loose on the battlefield or a resident of Nimbin, since time immemorial, humans have been picking up funny looking mushrooms and eating them to get high. In a recent set of cases here at Green and Associates we have had a number of...
The Devil Made Me Do It: Duress in NSW

The Devil Made Me Do It: Duress in NSW

In part two of our recent post regarding news of the elderly drug mules, we discuss their potential defence. They argued they were forced to commit their crimes by criminal groups, in an effort to recoup the life savings they were scammed. But is this enough to keep...
Back To Basics: Assault

Back To Basics: Assault

In New South Wales an assault occurs when a person intentionally or recklessly causes another person to apprehend immediate and unlawful violence. Assaults range from less serious common assaults to assaults occasioning actual bodily harm and assaults occasioning...