Bugmy v the Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571 [2013] HCA 37
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Bugmy v the Queen (2013) 249 CLR 571 [2013] HCA 37
ChapterCause grievous bodily harm with intent – educational disadvantage part of disadvantaged background
Coram: French CJ, Hayne, Crennan, Kiefel, Bell and Keane JJ
[12] The appellant is an Aboriginal man who was raised in Wilcannia, a town in far-western New South Wales. He is one of a number of siblings. He grew up in a household in which alcohol abuse and violence were commonplace. He has had little formal education and is unable to read or write. …
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