Tiriaki v R [2023] NSWCCA 73

Court of Criminal Appeal Supreme Court New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Tiriaki v R [2023] NSWCCA 73 Hearing dates: 21 November 2022 Date of orders: 29 March 2023 Decision date: 29 March 2023 Before: Price J at [1]; Ierace J at [261]; McNaughton J at [267] Decision: (1) Grant leave to the applicant to raise ground 1 of the appeal; (2) Appeal allowed; (3) Quash the conviction of murder entered on 9 May 2014; (4) Order a new trial. Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW – appeal against conviction of murder – jury finding that the applicant was the offender who shot the deceased – co-offender found guilty of manslaughter – co-offender confesses to being the offender who shot the deceased, not the applicant – whether miscarriage of justice – whether conviction should be quashed and new trial ordered – whether fresh evidence – whether apparently credible or capable of belief – whether significant possibility the jury acting reasonably would have acquitted the applicant if the co-offenders evidence was available at trial Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW); ss 319, 327 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW); s 5(1)(b) Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW); ss 100, 101 Cases Cited: Craig v The King (1933) 49 CLR 429; [1933] HCA 41 Davies and Cody v The King (1937) 57 CLR 170; [1937] HCA 27 Gallagher v The Queen (1986) 160 CLR 392; 20 A Crim R 244; [1986] HCA 26 Lawless v The Queen (1979) 142 CLR 659; [1979] HCA 49 Mickelberg v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 259; 43 A Crim R 182; [1989] HCA 35 MRW v R [2011] NSWCCA 260 R v Abou-Chabake (2004) 149 A Crim R 417; [2004] NSWCCA 356 R v Bikic [2002] NSWCCA 227 R v Tabbah; R v Tiriaki (No 6) [2014] NSWSC 1764 Ratten v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 510; [1974] HCA 35 Rogerson v R, McNamara v R (2021) 290 A Crim R 239; [2021] NSWCCA 160 Tabbah v R [2019] NSWCCA 324 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Wassim Tiriaki (Applicant) Rex (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: M Thangaraj SC, S Pararajasingham (Applicant) E Balodis (Respondent)