R v Esho, R v Sako [2001] NSWCCA 415

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v Esho, R v Sako [2001] NSWCCA 415 revised - 24/10/2001 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60667/00; 60668/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 28 June 2001 JUDGMENT DATE : 23 October 2001

Edward ESHO - Appellant PARTIES : Thamir SAKO - Appellant Crown - Respondent JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Simpson J at 2; Smart AJ at 175

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : Supreme Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 70205/98 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Abadee J OFFICER :

J S Andrews - Appellant Esho COUNSEL : P Byrne - Appellant Sako LMB Lamprati - Crown Respondent Michie, Shehadie & Co - Appellant Esho SOLICITORS : George Sten & Co - Appellant Sako S E O'Connor - Crown Respondent CATCHWORDS : Criminal law - appeal against conviction and sentence - malicious infliction of grievous bodily harm under s 35 of the Crimes Act 1900 - affray - whether verdict under - s 35 unreasonable having regard to the acquittal under s 33 of the Crimes Act 1900 - whether directions inadequate - whether verdict unreasonable and not supported by the evidence - doctrine of joint criminal enterprise - malice - ss 38(1), 38 (2) and 192 (2) of the Evidence Act - reliability of admissions - identification - parity - whether sentence manifestly excessive. LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes Act 1900 Evidence Act 1995 R v Richard Adam [1999] NSWCCA 189; 106 A Crim R 510 Gilbert Adam [1999] NSWCCA 197; 47 NSWLR 267 Osland v R [1998] HCA 75; 197 CLR 316 R v Jones (1997) 191 CLR 439 McKenzie v R (1996) 190 CLR 348 R v MacKenzie (1995) 82 A Crim R 473 R v Smith [1982] 1 NSWLR 1 R v Safwan (1986) 8 NSWLR 97 CASES CITED: R v Mowatt [1968] 1 QB 421; (1967) 51 Cr App R 402 R v Coleman (1990 19 NSWLR 476 R v Mraz (1955) 93 CLR 493 R v Stanoevski [2001] HCA 4; 75 ALJR 454 R v Fowler [2000] NSWCCA 142 M v R (1994) 181 CLR 487 R v Zoneff [2000] HCA 28; 112 A Crim R 114 R v Edwards (1999) 178 CLR 193; 68 A Crim R 349 Domican v R (1990) 173 CLR 555 R v De Simoni (1981) 147 CLR 383 DECISION : Esho - appeal against conviction dismissed, leave to appeal against sentence granted, appeal dismissed.; Sako - appeal against conviction dismissed, leave to appeal against sentence granted, appeal dismissed.