R v Richards [2001] NSWCCA 160

Reported Decision : 123 A Crim R 14

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Richards [2001] NSWCCA 160 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60749/99 HEARING DATE(S) : Thursday 29 March 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 1 May 2001

PARTIES : Regina v Warren Austin Richards JUDGMENT OF : Powell JA at 71; Grove J at 1; Simpson J at 72

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 95/11/0542 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Flannery DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : L. Fullerton SC (Crown/Respondent) P. Byrne SC with G. Bashir (Appellant) SOLICITORS : D.P.P. (Commonwealth) Grahame W. Howe & Co (Appellant) CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE - CONSPIRACY TO IMPORT NARCOTIC - ALLEGED ENTRAPMENT - COUNSELLING BY POLICE AGENT TO COMMIT OFFENCE IN A CHAIN LEADING TO THE APPELLANT - EVIDENCE - CROSS EXAMINATION CONCERNING TREATMENT OF CO-OFFENDER - SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR JURY SECURITY - PLEA OF GUILTY BY CO-OFFENDER IN PRESENCE OF JURY - SENTENCE - DISCOUNT FOR POSSIBLE ENTRAPMENT RECEIVED BY CO-OFFENDER - DISPARITY BETWEEN SENTENCES REQUIRING ADJUSTMENT LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act (Commonwealth) 1914 Evidence Act 1995 Bunning v Cross 1978 141 CLR 54 Lowe v The Queen 1984 154 CLR 606 Mooney v James 1949 VLR 22 Postiglione v The Queen 1997 189 CLR 295 R v Bijkerk 2000 111 A Crim R 443 R v Birtles 1969 Cr App R 469 R v Mandica 1980 24 SASR 394 CASES CITED: R v Richards & Bijkerk 1999 107 A Crim R 318 R v Sloane (No 2) unrep CCA (NSW) 15 July 1992 R v Sloane 1990 49 A Crim R 270 R v Stokes unrep CCA (NSW) 16 June 1988 R v Taouk 1992 65 A Crim R 387 R v Wong 1999 48 NSWLR 40 Ridgeway v The Queen 1995 184 CLR 19 Sherman v United States 356 US 369 (1958) The Queen v Olbrich 1999 199 CLR 270 DECISION : Appeal against conviction dismissed; Appeal against sentence allowed