R v Dixon [2001] NSWCCA 39

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Dixon [2001] NSWCCA 39 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60479/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 22/02/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 16 March 2001

PARTIES : R v Garry John Dixon JUDGMENT OF : Mason P at 1; Giles JA at 2; Whealy J at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 99/61/0181 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Morgan DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : M. C. Marien - Crown A. Webb - Appellant SOLICITORS : S. E. O'Connor - DPP Sydney Regional Aboriginal Corporation Legal Service - Appellant

Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Evidence Act 1995 Criminal Appeal Rules Regina v Holden (1917) 34 WN (NSW) 78 Courtney-Smith (No 2) v Regina (1990) 48 A Crim R 49 Regina v Smart (1963) NSWR 706 Williams v Regina (1990) 50 A Crim R 213 R v R A T (2000) NSWCA 77 per Dunford J at 46 Jones v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 439 R v A R D (2000) NSWCCA 443 Spigelman CJ at (10) Yagar v The Queen (1977) 139 CLR 28 Jackson v The Queen (1976) 134 CLR 42 at 45 R v McCann (1997) 95 A Crim R 308 at 311 Regina v Birks (1990) 19 NSWLR 677 at 683-5 CASES CITED: R v A M (2000) NSWCCA 372 Gipp v The Queen (1998) 194 CLR 106 per Gaudron J at (11)-(12), per Callinan J at (182) R v Beserwick (1993) 30 NSWLR 510 at 516 R v Fraser (NSWCCA, unreported 10 August 1998 at 28 R v Greenham (1999) NSWCCA 8 at (28) R v A T M (2000) NSWCCA 475 at (72-77) R v Tripodina (1988) 35 A Crim R 183 at 191-195 R v King (2000) NSWCCA 507 at paras 49-54 Crampton v The Queen (2000) 75 ALJR 133 R v Johnston (1998) 45 NSWLR 363 at 375 R v Kennedy (2000) NSWCCA 487 at aparas 62-65 R v AT (2000) NSWCCA 342 at paras 66-69 R v Longman (1989) 168 CLR 79 at 90-91 DECISION : 1. Leave to appeal be granted pursuant to r 4 of the Criminal Appeal Rules in relation to ground 1(a) of the Grounds of Appeal. 2. That the appeal against conviction be allowed. 3. That the convictions and sentences be quashed. 4. That a new trial be ordered.