Regina v R P Anderson [2001] NSWCCA 488

Reported Decision : 127 A Crim R 116

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v R P Anderson [2001] NSWCCA 488 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60196/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 29/11/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 December 2001

PARTIES : Regina Raymond Peter Anderson JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA at 1; Dowd J at 2; Kirby J at 3

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 97/11/0839 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Sides DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : P W Neil SC (Cth Crown/Resp) P Byrne SC (Appl) SOLICITORS : R Plibersek (Cth DPP) Michael Croke & Co (Appl) CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law - Whether beyond reasonable doubt should be explained - Directions where credibility of accused attacked. LEGISLATION CITED : Customs Act, 1901 (Cth) R v Lifchus 1997 118 CC (3d) R v Starr 2000 147 CCC (3d) Victor v Nebraska 127 L Ed 2d 583 (1994) Brown v The King (1913) 17 CLR 570 CASES CITED: Dawson v The Queen (1961) 106 CLR 1 Green v The Queen (1971) 126 CLR 28 R v W(D) [1991] 1 SCR 742 Knight v The Queen (1992) 175 CLR 495 Grant v R (1976) 11 ALR 503 DECISION : Appeal dismissed

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL

60196/00 SHELLER JA DOWD J KIRBY J Friday 7 December 2001 REGINA v Raymond Peter ANDERSON

Judgment 1 SHELLER JA: I agree with Kirby J. 2 DOWD J: I agree with the proposed orders and reasons therefor in the draft judgment of Kirby J. 3 KIRBY J: Raymond Peter Anderson (the appellant) was charged with having been knowingly concerned (between 29 November 1996 and 25 December 1996) in the importation of a prohibited import, cocaine, in not less than a commercial quantity (s233B(1)(d) Customs Act, 1901). Mr Anderson was convicted on 17 November 1999 after a trial before his Honour Judge Sides and a jury.