Regina v Adler [2000] NSWCCA 152

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Adler [2000] NSWCCA 152 revised - 10/05/2000 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60283/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 17-18 February 2000 JUDGMENT DATE : 8 May 2000

PARTIES : Regina v George Adler JUDGMENT OF : Grove J at 1; Hidden J at 74; Greg James J at 75

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 97/11/0306; 98/11/0107 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Stewart ADCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : P. Roberts SC with M.A. Wigney (Crown) M.A.M. MacGregor QC (Applicant) SOLICITORS : Commonwealth DPP Jeffreys and Associates CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law and Procedure - Trial - Withdrawal of Legal Representatives - Continuance - Whether Trial Unfair - Indictment - Duplicity - Content of Charge to Jury - Sufficiency of Evidence on Particular Count LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act s 178BA Adler v District Court of NSW 1990 19 NSWLR 317 Browne v Dunn 1894 6R 67 Dietrich v The Queen 1992 177 CLR 292 Doney v The Queen 1990 171 CLR 207 CASES CITED: Edwards v The Queen 1993 178 CLR 193 Johnson v Miller 1937 59 CLR 467 R v Baraghith 1991 54 A Crim R 240 R v Ho 1988-89 39 A Crim R 145 R v Towner 1991 56 A Crim R 221 S v The Queen 1989 168 CLR 266 DECISION : Appeal Dismissed

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL

60283/98

GROVE J HIDDEN J GREG JAMES J

Monday 8 May 2000

REGINA v GEORGE ADLER

JUDGMENT

1 GROVE J : The appellant was tried before Stewart A/DCJ upon an indictment containing twenty one counts, each alleging an offence contrary to s178BA of the Crimes Act which provides: "Whosoever by any deception dishonestly obtains for himself or another person any money or valuable thing or any financial advantage of any kind whatsoever shall be liable to imprisonment ………."