NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 110 A Crim R 180
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal CITATION : REGINA v GIBSON [1999] NSWCCA 370 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60369/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 25 June 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 26 November 1999
PARTIES : Scott Anthony Gibson Regina JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Studdert J at 2; Adams J at 3
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 95/61/0090 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Knight DCJ
COUNSEL : P J D Hamill (Appellant) L M B Lamprati (Crown) SOLICITORS : T A Murphy (Appellant) C K Smith (Crown) CATCHWORDS : Bias of juror - knowledge of witness - questioned by judge - whether appropriate - direction to jury on discharge of a juror - witness - whether doubtful - s165 Evidence Act 1995 - whether unfavourable - s38 Evidence Act 1995 ACTS CITED : Evidence Act 1995 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Livesey v New South Wales Bar Association (1983) 151 CLR 228 at 293 Webb & Hay v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 41 Pitkin v The Queen (1995) 69 ALJR 612 Regina v Paul Darryl Meier (unreported, NSWCCA 28 May 1996) CASES CITED: Regina v GAC (unreported, NSWCCA 1 April 1997) R v Shepherd (1990) 170 CLR 576 Fleming v The Queen [1998] HCA 68 (11 November 1998) M v The Queen (1994) 184 CLR 487 at 493 Jones v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 439 at 450-2 DECISION : Appeal dismissed
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 60369/98 SPIGELMAN CJ STUDDERT J ADAMS J Friday 26 November 1999 REGINA v SCOTT ANTHONY GIBSON
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