Regina v Pedrana [2001] NSWCCA 66

Reported Decision : 123 A Crim R 1

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Pedrana [2001] NSWCCA 66 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60835/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 14/03/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 March 2001

PARTIES : Regina v Raymond Grant Pedrana JUDGMENT OF : Ipp AJA at 1; Wood CJ at CL at 85; Simpson J at 86

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 88/21/0993 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Urquhart DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : (Appellant): R Burgess (Crown): P G Berman SC SOLICITORS : (Appellant): D J Humphreys (Crown): S E O'Connor CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - conviction for armed robbery - inquiry pursuant to s 474G Crimes Act 1900 - referral to Court of Criminal Appeal (s 474H(2)(a) Crimes Act 1900) - fresh evidence - whether conviction should be quashed - miscarriage of justice - entitlement to acquittal as of right - whether new trial should be ordered - exercise of discretion not to order a new trial. LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 R v Pedrana (unreported, CCA NSW, 11 June 1992) Ratten v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 510 Whitehorn v R (1983) 152 CLR 657 Mickelberg v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 259 M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 King v The Queen (1986) 161 CLR 423 Director of Public Prosecutions (Nauru) v Fowler (1984) 154 CLR 627 Spies v The Queen (2000) 74 ALJR 1263 CASES CITED: Gallagher v The Queen (1986) 160 CLR 392 R v Richards (unreported, CCA NSW, 3 April 1998) R v Hasenkamp (unreported) CCA NSW, 24 February 1998) R v Vastag (unreported, CCA NSW, 20 June 1997) R v Bruno (unreported, CCA NSW, 7 July 1997) Gerakiteys v The Queen (1984) 153 CLR 317 R v Honeysett (1987) 10 NSWLR 638 R v Gilbert (unreported, CCA NSW, 10 December 1998) R v Robinson [1999] NSWCCA 721. DECISION : Appeal upheld. Conviction quashed and a verdict of acquittal entered.