NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 47 NSWLR 405
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal CITATION : Regina v Leung and Wong [1999] NSWCCA 287 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60825/98; 60834/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 30 July 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 15 September 1999
PARTIES : REGINA v Jackie Kai Cheu LEUNG REGINA v Nelson Tak Fat WONG JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Simpson J at 2; Sperling J at 66
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 98/11/0134; 98/11/0132
LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Blanch DCJ
COUNSEL : Crown: K A Chapple Leung: G D Wendler Crown: Commonwealth DPP SOLICITORS : Leung: Dan Houten Wong: Hovan & Co. CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW; Importation of commercial quantity of heroin contrary to s 233B Customs Act 1901; Opinion evidence at trial admissable and properly admitted pursuant to s 79 Evidence Act 1995; Appropriate directions given by trial judge in relation to Leung's failure to give evidence; Appeal against convictions dismissed. Evidence Act 1995 ACTS CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Customs Act 1901 R v Smith ([1983] NSWLR 462, ((1986) 7 NSWLR 444) Bulejcik v R ((1996) 185 CLR 375) R v Menzies [1982] 1 NSLR 40 CASES CITED: R v Butera (1987) 164 CLR 180 R v Eastman (1997) 158 ALR 107 R v Cassar and Cleiman, unreported [1999] NSWSC 436, unreported. Weissensteiner v R (1993) 178 CLR 217 R v O G D (1997) 98 A Crim R Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298 DECISION : Both appeals against conviction dismissed
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