Edward Moses Obeid v. The King
Moses Edward Obeid v. The King
Macdonald v. The King
Case No.
S88/2025, S89/2025, S93/2025
Case Information
Lower Court Judgment
06/10/2023 Supreme Court of New South Wales (Court of Criminal Appeal) (Bell CJ, Basten AJA and Button J)
Catchwords
CRIMINAL LAW – Conspiracy – Conspiracy to commit common law offence of wilful misconduct in public office – Elements of conspiracy – Element of misconduct created by conflict between self-interest and public duty – Need to establish causal element – Whether agreement to undertake particular act(s) required – Whether each participant in the conspiracy must agree to carry out act(s) in furtherance of unlawful purpose – Whether Crown case was defective because it did not allege an agreement for one participant to do a particular act or act that amounted to misconduct in public office.
Documents*
12/06/2025 Determination [2025] HCADisp 113
12/06/2025 Determination [2025] HCADisp 114
12/06/2025 Determination [2025] HCADisp 115
26/06/2025 Notice of appeal
31/07/2025 Written submissions (Appellants)
31/07/2025 Chronology (Appellants)
28/08/2025 Written submissions (Respondent)
18/09/2025 Reply
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