R v Giovannone [2001] NSWCCA 22

Reported Decision : (2001) 119 A Crim R 519

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Giovannone [2001] NSWCCA 22 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60728/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 6 February 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 22 February 2001

PARTIES : Philip Giovannone - Applicant Crown - Respondent JUDGMENT OF : Sheller JA at 1; Grove J at 44; Kirby J at 45

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 98/11/0863 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Flannery DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : R A Bonnici - Applicant P Hock - Crown SOLICITORS : S Moran & Co - Applicant S E O'Connor - Crown CATCHWORDS : Criminal law and procedure - appeals against interlocutory rulings - When court will interfere with discretion of prosecutor as to continuation and conduct of proceedings - When court will grant a stay of proceedings - Criminal Appeal Act 1912, s5F LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) BWM (1997) 91 A CrimR 260 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 R v Tolmie (unreported) NSWCCA, 7 December 1994 Maxwell v The Queen (1996) 184 CLR 501 Barton v The Queen (1980) 147 CLR 75 CASES CITED: R v Brown (1989) 17 NSWLR 472 R v Van Phu Ho (unreported) NSWCCA 18 July 1994 R v Pirrottina (unreported) NSWCCA 27 September 1996 Jago v District Court (1989) 168 CLR 23 Butera v DPP for the State of Victoria (1987) 164 CLR 180 R v Menzies [1982] 1 NZLR 40 DPP v Hardas (unreported) District Court 2 September 1999 DECISION : 1. Leave granted on both applications; 2. Appeals dismissed.