R v KING [2020] NSWDC 505

District Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v KING [2020] NSWDC 505 Hearing dates: 27 May 2020 Date of orders: 4 September 2020 Decision date: 04 September 2020 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Lerve DCJ Decision: Charge of negligent driving occasioning death is permanently stayed Catchwords: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE – stay of proceedings – permanent – back up and related offences – whether in the interests of justice to deal with the back up offence – double jeopardy and incontrovertibility CRIME – driving offences – negligent driving occasioning death - intoxication Legislation Cited: Criminal Procedure Act, 1986 Crimes Act, 1900 Road Transport Act, 2013 Cases Cited: Director of Public Prosecutions v Sinton (2001) 51 NSWLR 659; [2001] NSWCA 179 Garrett v The Queen (1977) 139 CLR 437 Gilham v R (2007) 178 A Crim R 72 Gilham v R (2007) 178 A Crim R 72; [2007] NSWCCA 323 Gilham v The Queen (2012) 224 A Crim R 22 Jago v District Court of NSW (1989) 168 CLR 23 Nash v R [2019] NSWCCA 124 The Queen v Carroll (2002) 213 CLR 635 Tony Strickland (a pseudonym) v Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions [2018] HCA 53 TR v Director of Public Prosecutions [2020] NSWSC 255 Washer v Western Australia (2007) 82 ALJR 33 Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: Regina Bernard KING Representation: Counsel: Mr Carroll (for the applicant)