NSW Police v Gittany [2022] NSWLC 7

Local Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: NSW Police v Gittany [2022] NSWLC 7 Hearing dates: 1 November 2022 Date of orders: 9 November 2022 Decision date: 09 November 2022 Jurisdiction: Criminal Before: Nash LCM Decision: Sequence 1 proved – verdict: guilty Sequence 2 dismissed – verdict: not guilty Catchwords: Crime – allegations concerning inmate at Clarence Correctional Facility – sequence 1: possession of prohibited drug – buprenorphine strips – direct evidence from correctional officer and close circuit television and body worn video footage - circumstantial evidence arising from DNA testing - whether accused had possession of buprenorphine strips – sequence 2: possession of offensive weapon – prison-made 'shiv' – whether accused had possession of shiv - circumstantial evidence arising from DNA testing Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 Cases Cited: He Kaw Teh v The Queen (1985) 157 CLR 523 Leonard v Morris (1975) 10 SASR 528 Mahmood v Western Australia (2008) 232 CLR 397 R v Baird (1985) 3 NSWLR 331 R v Borg, Carroll & Fear [2015] NSWDC 116 R v Cotterill (unrep, 7/6/93, NSWCCA) R v Galvin (No. 2) [1961] VR 740 R v Micallef [2002] NSWCCA 480 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: NSW Police (Prosecutor) Benjamin Gittany (Defendant) Representation: Counsel: N/A