REGINA v. SANCAR [1999] NSWCCA 284

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal CITATION : REGINA v. SANCAR [1999] NSWCCA 284 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60088 of 1998 HEARING DATE(S) : Tuesday 25 May 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 21 September 1999

PARTIES : REGINA v. SANCAR, Yuksel JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Greg James J at 2; Smart AJ at 58

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 70030 of 1995 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Ireland, J.

COUNSEL : Crown: P.G. Berman App: P. Byrne, SC. SOLICITORS : Crown: C.K. Smith App: John Bettens & Co. CATCHWORDS : murder - intent - self-defence - availability of alternative verdict of manslaughter - no practical issue on intent - no necessity to leave manslaughter - directions to jury appropriate considering facts and conduct of case - direction to jury about agreement appropriate. ACTS CITED : Jury Act 1977 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 (NSW) Wilson (1997) QCA 244 Pemble (1971) 124 CLR 107 Black (1993) 179 CLR 44 Fleming (1998) 158 ALR 379 Pantoja (CCA, unreported 5 November 1998) Tangye (1997) 92 A. Crim. R. 545 Parker (1963) 111 CLR 610 Hawkins (1994) 179 CLR 500 McKnoulty (1995) 77 A. Crim. R. 333 Willmott (No. 2) (1985) 18 A. Crim. R. 42 DPP v. Smith (1961) AC 790 Smythe (1957) 98 CLR 163 Thomas (1960) 102 CLR 584 CASES CITED: Stapleton (1962) 86 CLR 358 Baretto (CCA, unreported 29 September 1993) Woolin (1999) 1 Cr. App. R. 8 Buzzunga & Dorocher (1979) 49 CCC (2d) 369 Hancock [1986] 1 AC 455 Bartho (1978) 19 ALR 418 Crabbe (1985) 156 CLR 464 Cutter (1997) 143 ALR 498 Downs (1985) 18 A. Crim. R. 75 Schneidas (No. 2) (1981) 4 A. Crim. R. 101 Zecevic v. DPP (Vic) (1987) 162 CLR 645 Viro (1978) 141 CLR 88 Van Den Hock (1986) 161 CLR 158 Gammage (1969) 122 CLR 444 Wilson (1991 174 CLR 313 DECISION : Appeal dismissed