R v Donnelly [2001] NSWCCA 394

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Donnelly [2001] NSWCCA 394 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60017/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 23 March 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 5 October 2001

PARTIES : R v Paul James Donnelly JUDGMENT OF : Giles JA at 1; Wood CJ at CL at 116; Simpson J at 117

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 99/51/0037 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Twigg DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : R D Ellis - Crown M Thangaraj - Appellant SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor - Crown H Schleiger & Associates - Appellant CATCHWORDS : Crime - robbery with wounding - fresh evidence - cross-examination about persons to be called by defence - directions as to joint criminal enterprise - directions as to lies - unreasonable verdict. D Azzopardi v The Queen (2000) 75 ALJR 931; Edwards v The Queen (1993) 178 CLR 193; Gallagher v The Queen (1986) 160 CLR 392; M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487; Michelberg v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 259; Osland v R (1998) 197 CLR 316; R v Ali (2001) NSWCCA 218; R v Clarkson (1971) 1 WLR 1402; R v Coney (1882) 8 QBD 534; CASES CITED: R v Dellapatrona (1993) 31 NSWLR 123; R v Heyde (1990) 20 NSWLR 234; R v Kirby (2000) NSWCCA 330; R v Kupferberg (1918) 13 Crim App R 166; R v Sanford (1994) 72 A Crim R 160; R v Stackelroth (CCA, 3 April 1996, unreported); R v Tangye (1997) 92 A Crim R 545; R v Vastag (CCA, 20 June 1997, unreported); RPS v The Queen (2000) 199 CLR 620; Wilcox v Jeffrey (1951) 1 All ER 464; Zoneff v The Queen (2000) 200 CLR 234. DECISION : 1. So far as leave be necessary, leave be given to enlarge the grounds of appeal against conviction to encompass the grounds the subject of these reasons; 2. Dismiss the appeal against conviction. 3. Grant leave to appeal against sentence. 4. Dismiss the appeal against sentence.