REGINA v HURA [2001] NSWCCA 61

Reported Decision : 121 A Crim R 472

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : REGINA v HURA [2001] NSWCCA 61 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60403/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 27/02/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 16 March 2001

PARTIES : Regina Darren Tahu Hura JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Simpson J at 71; Carruthers AJ at 72

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 99/21/0244 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Graham DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : In person (Appellant) L M B Lampratti (Respondent) SOLICITORS : In person (Appellant) S E O'Connor (Respondent) CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - withdrawal of guilty plea - s91 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 - finding of guilty made - no jurisdiction to allow withdrawal of plea - MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE - whether acceptance of guilty plea constituted miscarriage of justice - no miscarriage of justice Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Legislation Amendment (Procedure) Act 1997 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Della Patrona v Director of Public Prosecutions (Cth) (No 2) (1995) 38 NSWLR 257 Director of Public Prosecutions v McCoid [1988] VR 982 Griffiths v The Queen (1977) 137 CLR 293 Maxwell v The Queen (1995) 184 CLR 501 R v Chiron (1980) 1 NSWLR 218 R v Cincotta, NSWCCA, 1 November 1995 (unreported) R v Davies, NSWCCA, 16 December 1993 (unreported) CASES CITED: R v Favero [1999] NSWCCA 320 R v Ferrer-Esis (1991) 55 ACrimR 231 R v Ganderton, NSWCCA, 17 September 1998 (unreported) R v Jerome & McMahon [1964] Qd R 595 R v Murphy [1965] VR 187 R v Ross, NSWCCA, 20 April 1994 (unreported) R v Sagiv (1986) 22 ACrimR 73 R v Toro-Martinez [2000] NSWCCA 216 DECISION : Appeal dismissed.