Regina v HENRY; Regina v GRAVETT; Regina v SWANSSON [2008] NSWCCA 248

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION: Regina v HENRY; Regina v GRAVETT; Regina v SWANSSON [2008] NSWCCA 248

HEARING DATE(S): 22/10/2008

JUDGMENT DATE: 24 October 2008

JUDGMENT OF: McClellan CJ at CL at 1; Nettle AJA at 2; Simpson J at 42

DECISION: [41] It follows that I would allow the appeal in part. I would set aside the order below. In lieu thereof I would order that Mr Swansson be tried separately and apart from Mr Henry and Mr Gravett but that, subject to further order, that Mr Henry and Mr Gravett be tried together.

CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - Trial - Separate trials for co-offenders - Error in exercise of discretion - Orders for separate trials varied

Criminal Appeal Act 1912, s 5F LEGISLATION CITED: Criminal Code (Cth), s 11.1(1) Criminal Code (Cth), s 11.5 Customs Act 1901 (Cth), s 233B(1B)

CATEGORY: Principal judgment

House v The King [1936] HCA 40; (1936) 55 CLR 499 Lui Mie-Lin v The Queen [1989] 1 AC 288 R v Alexander [2002] VSCA 183; (2002) 6 VR 53 R v Baartman (Court of Criminal Appeal, 6 October 1994 unreported) R v Bikic [2000] NSWSC 223; (2000) 112 A Crim R 163 R v BWM (1997) 91 A Crim R 260 R v Chami [2002] NSWCCA 136; (2002) 128 A Crim R 428 R v Darby [1982] HCA 32; (1982) 148 CLR 668 R v Darrington and McGauley [1980] VR 353 R v Dinh (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Wood CJ at CL, 15 September 1999, unreported) CASES CITED : R v Dinh [2000] NSWCCA 536 R v Ditroia and Tucci [1981] VR 247 R v Georgiou [1999] NSWCCA 125 R v Gibb and McKenzie [1983] 2 VR 155 R v Jones and Waghorn (1991) 55 A Crim R 159 R v Matovski (1989) 15 NSWLR 720 R v Middis (Supreme Court of New South Wales, Hunt J, 27 March 1991, unreported) R v Piller (1995) 86 A Crim R 249 R v Su [2003] VSC 306; (2003) 142 A Crim R 379 Swansson v R (Cth) [2008] NSWCCA 56 Swansson v R; Henry v R [2007] NSWCCA 67; (2007) 168 A Crim R 263 Webb v The Queen [1994] HCA 30; (1994) 181 CLR 41