NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : [2000] 118 A Crim R 8
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION : R v Gover [2000] NSWCCA 303 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60798/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 19 April 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 17 August 2000
PARTIES : Walter Gover (Appellant) Crown (Resdpondent) JUDGMENT OF : Stein JA at 1; Dunford J at 2; Simpson J at 46
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 99/11/0336 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Backhouse DCJ OFFICER :
COUNSEL : CT Loukas (Appellant) DC Frearson (Respondent) SOLICITORS : Marsdens (Appellant) SE O'Connor (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - dishonesty offences - appeal against conviction - CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE - inadvertent and potentially prejudicial event - no application for discharge of jury - whether direction overcame prejudice - EVIDENCE - statements of deceased witness - paper committal - notice for attendance of witnesses - non appearance by accused at committal - whether statements admissible at trial Crimes Act 1900, ss 65, 67, 409(7) (repealed) LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Procedure Act 1986, ss 112 - 116 Justices Act 1902 , ss 48-48I Evidence Act 1995, ss 8, 65, 67,137 R v Adamiczka (1993) 33 NSWLR 68 R v Stackelroth (1996) 86 A Crim R 438 R v Hallocoglu (1992) 29 NSWLR 67 CASES CITED: R v Abrahams (1895) 21 VLR 343 R v Jones (No.2) [1972] 1 WLR 887, 56 Cr App R 413 R v Sullivan (CCA - 22 August 1995) R v McIntyre [2000] NSWCCA 6 DECISION : Appeal dismissed; convictions affirmed.
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