NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 126 A Crim R 216
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION : Regina v Dungay [2001] NSWCCA 443 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60814/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 01/11/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 1 November 2001
PARTIES : Regina v Ricky Mark Dungay JUDGMENT OF : Ipp AJA at 1; Studdert J at 53; Greg James J at 54
LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 99/31/0097 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Viney DCJ OFFICER :
COUNSEL : P J D Hamill (Appellant) D M L Woodburne (Crown) SOLICITORS : K Byrnes (Appellant) S E O'Connor (Crown) CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - arrest, illegality of - reasons for arrest to be given - arrest solely for investigative purposes - no intention to bring arrested person before a judicial officer - arrest illegal despite Pt 10A of the Crimes Act. - CRIMINAL LAW - confession - interview at police station - false statement by police officer - failure by police officer to disclose complainant's exculpatory statement - admissibility of evidence - test for unfairness - s 138(1) of the Evidence Act. LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Evidence Act 1995 Christie v Leachinsky (1947) AC 573 Adams v Kennedy [2000] 49 NSWLR 78 Williams v R (1986) 161 CLR 278 CASES CITED: R v Foster (1993) 67 ALJR 550 R v Ainsworth (1991) 57 A Crim R 174 R v Kane [2001] NSW CCA 150 R v Lee (1950) 82 CLR 133 R v Jeffries (1946) 47 SR (NSW) 284 DECISION : (1) Appeal upheld (2) Verdict of the jury set aside (3) Verdict of acquittal be entered.
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