List of Victorian Supreme Court cases

rdf:langString List of Victorian Supreme Court cases

rdf:langString This is a select list of cases decided by the Supreme Court of Victoria.(This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.) * Killing of Rekiah O'Donnell * R v Cogdon - Supreme Court, 1950 - successful defense of defence (non-insane) automatism against homicide charge * R v Davidson - Supreme Court, 1969 - also known as the Menhennitt ruling, regarding the legality of abortions. * R v Thomas - Court of Criminal Appeal, 2006 - a confession obtained under torture was not admissible as evidence in the trial of "Jihad Jack" Joseph Thomas. * - Supreme Court, 2015 - involved presentation of misleading file notes in the discovery phase. * - Supreme Court 1980 upheld on appeal to the Full Court and the High Court of Australia. The unexplained failure to plead an indemnity in defence to the claim for contribution meant it could not be raised in later proceedings.