R v Stevens [2001] NSWCCA 330

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Stevens [2001] NSWCCA 330 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60120/99 HEARING DATE(S) : 26 June 2001 and 16 November 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 16 November 2001

PARTIES : Russell John Stevens - Appellant Crown - Respondent JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1 and 82; Simpson J at 2; Smart AJ at 83

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 98/21/1050 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Tupman DCJ OFFICER :

26 June 2001 R D Ellis - Crown Appellant in person COUNSEL : 16 November 2001 R A Hulme - Crown H Dhanji - Appellant S E O'Connor - Crown

SOLICITORS :

S E O'Connor - Crown Glenn K Walsh - Appellant CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - appeal aganst conviction and severity of sentence - maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm - whether conviction unreasonable having regard ot the evidence - whether witness "coached". Criminal Procedure Act 1986 LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Evidence Act 1995 CASES CITED: Stanoevski v the Queen [2001] HCA 4; 202 CLR 115 DECISION : Appeal against conviction dismissed; leave to appeal against sentence granted; appeal dismissed.

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