A person intends to cause death if they mean to do something that they know will result in the death or grievous bodily harm of a person. However, if a person does something without meaning to cause death, but they know that it was probable that death or grievous bodily harm would result, then they will be reckless as to causing death.
It is not enough that the person does something knowing that it is possible, but not likely, that death or grievous bodily harm would result. Grievous bodily harm means really serious injury.
Murder is a very serious offence. We highly recommend that you seek legal advice as soon as possible, even before being charged by the police.
At Caldicott Lawyers, our team of specialist defence lawyers have extensive criminal law experience and have defended many clients who have been charged with murder and manslaughter.
Section 11 of the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 (SA) imposes a penalty for murder of life imprisonment.
The minimum non-parole period is 20 years.
Depending on the circumstances of the offence, it may be possible to have the charge of murder downgraded to manslaughter, which does not have a minimum non-parole period.
If you have been charged with murder you need to obtain the best legal representation possible. Our team have successfully defended a large number of murder cases.
This is a major indictable charge. The proceedings will initially commence in the Magistrates Court of South Australia. If there is sufficient evidence against you, the matter will then be transferred to the Supreme Court of South Australia.
We have defended thousands of criminal cases over many decades and constantly achieve outstanding results for our clients. Please view our results by clicking the cases below:
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Our client was charged with two counts of trafficking in controlled drug.
Our client pleaded guilty to the offence and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of three and a half years, with an 18 month non-parole period, suspended upon him entering into an 18 month good behaviour bond, supervised by the Department of Corrections for 12 months. An excellent result for the client.
Trafficking in a commercial quantity of a controlled drug.
Our client was charged with trafficking in a commercial quantity of a controlled drug, namely 700 tablets of ecstasy.
A search warrant was executed on his property with the drugs being found, some tick lists and an amount of $10,000.00 cash.
Shortly after arrest, we secured our client counselling in a drug rehabilitation facility. Further, reference material was obtained from family and friends as well as urine analysis to demonstrate the rehabilitative process that the client had undertaken.
Ultimately, he received a term of imprisonment of two years, one day and six months suspended upon him entering into a good behaviour bond.
The client was charged with trafficking ecstasy, possession of firearms, fail to store ammunition and possessing an unregistered firearm.
He received a total of three years and five months, with a two year non-parole period, suspended upon him entering into a $1,000.00 good behaviour bond, and to be under supervision for 12 months.
