REGINA v. JOHNS [1999] NSWCCA 206

Reported Decision : 110 A Crim R 149

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal CITATION : REGINA v. JOHNS [1999] NSWCCA 206 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60481 of 1998 HEARING DATE(S) : Monday 17 May 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 2 August 1999

PARTIES : REGINA v. JOHNS, Terrence Stanley JUDGMENT OF : Dunford J at 1; Greg James J at 2; Smart AJ at 68

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 67/76 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : O'Brien, J.

COUNSEL : Crown: L.M.B. Lamprati App: P. Byrne, SC. SOLICITORS : Crown: C.K. Smith App: James A. Hall CATCHWORDS : Attorney-General's reference - further appeal - nature of, leave not necessary - appeal for error of fact or law below - admissions - discretion to reject - relevance of conduct of trial - former law and practice - discretion to reject does not relate to dispute as to making - allegation of police conspiracy - proper directions - general evidence of police corruption - evidence of dishonesty of individual - fresh evidence - materiality and cogency - relevance of remoteness as affecting probative value - insufficiency of evidence - unadopted admissions - advantages of jury. Crimes Act 1900 ACTS CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Evidence Act 1995 Johns (1978) 1 NSWLR 282 Johns (1978) 2 NSWLR 259 Johns (1979-80) 143 CLR 108 Gunn (No. 1) (1942) SR (NSW) 23 Gunn (No. 2) (1943) SR (NSW) 27 Mickelberg (1989) 167 CLR 259 Davies (1937) 57 CLR 170 Burns (1975) 49 ALJR 248 Ragen (1964) 81 WN (NSW) 572 Driscoll (1977) 51 ALJR 731 Lee (1950) 82 CLR 133 Foster (1993) 113 ALR 1 K. (1984-85) 14 A. Crim. R. 226 Kurtic (1996) 85 A. Crim. R. 57 Victorian Stevedoring & General Contracting Co. Pty. Limited v. Dignan (1931) 46 CLR 73 Towner (1991) 56 A. Crim. R. 221 McKinney & Judge (1991) 171 CLR 468 Ross (1922) 30 CLR 246 McKay (1935) 54 CLR 1 CASES CITED: Carr (1988) 165 CLR 314 Duke (1988-89) 180 CLR 508 Gallagher (1985) 160 CLR 392 Zaidi (1991) 57 A. Crim. R. 189 Beattie (1996) 40 NSWLR 155 Miller (CCA, unreported 3 May 1996) Marsala (CCA, unreported 31 May 1996) Selewski & Ors (CCA, unreported 19 June 1996) McLaren (CCA, unreported 22 October 1996) Baartman (CCA, unreported 6 May 1997) Thomas [1999] NSWCCA 68 Vastag (CCA, unreported 12 May 1997) Hastings (CCA, unreported 29 September 1997) Chad (CCA, unreported 13 May 1997) Robinson [1999] NSWCCA 186 Smith (1979) 2 NSWLR 304 Thompson [1893] 2 QB 12 Chidiac & Asfour (1990-91) 171 CLR 432 M. (1994) 181 CLR 487 Histollo v. National Parks & Wildlife Service (CCA, unreported 10 December 1998) Giam [1999] NSWCCA 53 DECISION : Appeal dismissed