REGINA v. JACKSON [1999] NSWCCA 387

Reported Decision : 113 A Crim R 299

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal CITATION : REGINA v. JACKSON [1999] NSWCCA 387 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA No. 60328 of 1999 HEARING DATE(S) : Thursday 2 December 1999 JUDGMENT DATE : 2 December 1999

PARTIES : REGINA v. JACKSON, Wilfred JUDGMENT OF : Handley JA at 51; Barr J at 52; Greg James J at 1

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 96/31/0487 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL OFFICER : Armitage, DCJ.

COUNSEL : Crown: M. Grogan App: J.C. Papayanni SOLICITORS : Crown: S.E. O'Connor App: Jeffreys & Associates CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - appeal - taking girl from custody of parent - nature of offence - effect of girl voluntarily leaving - comparison with other offences - necessity for accused to take some active role in depriving custodial parent of possession - issue for jury - necessity to put defence in summing-up - new trial or acquittal - criteria for exercise of discretion - recommendation for reform of relevant offences. ACTS CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Livens (1907) 23 WN 15 Charman 27 WN 152 Prior (1898) 15 WN 171 Doney (1990) 171 CLR 207 Fleming (1998) 158 ALR 379 Jarvis (1901-1906) 20 Cox CLC 249 Jenkins (1906) 23 WN 5 Davis (1897) 23 WN 144 CASES CITED: Macney (1903) 29 VLR 22 Stanton (1981) 3 A. Crim. R. 294 Mejac [1994] Tas. SR 26 Alexander (1912) 7 Crim. App. R. 110 King (1986) 161 CLR 423 Di Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383 Downs (aka Piggott) (1985) 18 A. Crim. R. 75 DPP (Nauru) v. Fowler (1984) 154 CLR 627 Parker (1997) 186 CLR 494 DECISION : Appeal allowed