NSW Caselaw
New South Wales District Court
CITATION: R v Noel John LAWSON [2009] NSWDC 81
JUDGMENT DATE: 8 May 2009
JURISDICTION: Criminal
JUDGMENT OF: Bennett SC DCJ
DECISION: 1. The application to withdraw the pleas of guilty entered to the three counts on the indictment upon which the applicant was arraigned on 24 April 2008 is refused. 2. The additional offences included in the Form 1 signed by the applicant and on behalf of the Director of Public Prosecutions, shall be taken into account upon the determination of sentence for the principal offence, count 1 in the indictment.
CATCHWORDS: CRIMINAL LAW - procedure - pleas - general pleas - plea of guilty - withdrawal and restoration of plea - generally
Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED: Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Evidence Act 1995 Listening Devices Act 1984
Johnston v R [2009] NSWCCA 82 Meissner v R [1995] HCA 41; (1995) 184 CLR 132 CASES CITED: R v Abbruzzese [2006] NSWCCA 207 R v Stephen John Rae (No 2) [2005] NSWCCA 380 R v Van [2002] NSWCCA 148; (2002) 129 A Crim R 229 Wong v Director of Public Prosecutions [2005] NSWSC 129; (2005) 155 A Crim R 37
PARTIES: The Crown (Respondent) Noel John Lawson (Applicant)
FILE NUMBER(S): 2007 / 00011479
COUNSEL: D Degnan (Respondent) P Paish (Applicant)
SOLICITORS: Director of Public Prosecutions (Respondent) Kiki Kyriacou Lawyers (Applicant)
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Bennett SC DCJ
8 May 2009
R v Noel John LAWSON 2007 / 00011479
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