Vujica v R [2026] NSWCCA 156

Vujica v R [2026] NSWCCA 156 concerns an appeal from a judge-alone murder conviction arising from Danny Vujica’s fatal stabbing of Michael Haynes after a dispute over $50. Vujica argued that the verdict was unreasonable because the Crown had not excluded his claimed belief that stabbing was necessary in self-defence. He also contended that the trial judge’s reasons on that subjective limb of self-defence were inadequate under s 133(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW). Independently reviewing the evidence, including CCTV footage, the Court found anger, not defensive necessity, explained the stabbing. It extended time, granted leave, but dismissed the appeal.