NSW Caselaw
Reported Decision : 126 A Crim R 271
New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal
CITATION : Regina v Doney [2001] NSWCCA 463 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60189/98 HEARING DATE(S) : 12/11/01, 13/11/01,14/11/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 30 November 2001
PARTIES : Regina v Richard John Doney JUDGMENT OF : Ipp AJA at 1; Hidden J at 82; Barr J at 83
COUNSEL : P W Neil SC/A Tudehope (Appellant) G J Bellew (Crown) SOLICITORS : Peter Ash & Associates (Appellant) Commonwealth DPP (Crown) CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - reference by Minister under s 474 Crimes Act 1900 - "whole case" rule not applicable - fresh evidence led by appellant - Crown may adduce evidence to contradict - handwriting - expert evidence - jury entitled to make own comparison - acquittal rather than new trial. Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Customs Act 1901 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Evidence Act 1995 Doney (1988) 37 A Crim R 288 Doney v The Queen (1990) 171 CLR 207 Ratten v The Queen (1974) 131 CLR 510 Mickelberg v The Queen (1989) 167 CLR 259 CASES CITED: R v Pedrana [2001] NSWCCA 66 Mickelberg v The Queen (unreported, CCA, Supreme Court of Western Australia, 12 February 1999) R v Leroy (1984) 2 NSWLR 441 Grayden v The Queen (1989) WAR 208 Medina v The Queen (1990) 3 WAR 21 Adami v The Queen (1959) 108 CLR 605 DECISION : (1) Appeal upheld (2) Conviction quashed (3) Verdict of acquittal be entered.
THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL 60189/98 IPP AJA HIDDEN J BARR J
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