Regina v Barbaro; Regina v Rovere [2000] NSWCCA 192

Reported Decision : [2000] 112 A Crim R 551

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Barbaro; Regina v Rovere [2000] NSWCCA 192 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60568/99; 60608/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 13-14 March 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 May 2000

PARTIES : Regina v Pasquale Barbaro Regina v Carmelo Rovere JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Wood CJ at CL at 2; Grove J at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 93/11/1284 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Shadbolt DCJ OFFICER :

L.M.B. Lamprati (Crown) COUNSEL : J.V. Agius SC with A.M. Martin (Barbaro) In person (Rovere) SOLICITORS : S.E. O'Connor (Crown) Cater & Blumer (Barbaro) CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law and Procedure - Witness to Act of Identification from Photographs - Identifier Declining to Affirm Previous Act - Evidence by Observer - Hearsay at Common Law and by Statutory Definition - Evidence Act - Possible Statutory Exception - Quality of Identifying or Similarity Testimony - Unfavourable Witnesses - Separate Trials of Co-Accused - Photographic Selection for Identifying Purposes - Fairness of Selection - Discretion to Order New Trial LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Mackenzie v The Queen 1996 190 CLR 348 Alexander v The Queen 1981 145 CLR 395 R v Barbaro & Ors 1993 67 A Crim R 456 Murphy v R 1994 62 SASR 121 R v Birkby 1994 2 NZLR 38 CASES CITED: Graham v The Queen 1998 195 CLR 606 R v Adam 1999 47 NSWLR 267 R v Guldur 1986 8 NSWLR 12 Jago v District Court of New South Wales 1989 168 CLR 23 R v Blick (2000) NSWCCA 61 King v The Queen 1986 161 CLR 423 R v Piazza Unreported CCA 16 June 1997 DECISION : Appeals Allowed