R. v. GREGORY [2002] NSWCCA 199

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R. v. GREGORY [2002] NSWCCA 199 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60029/01 HEARING DATE(S) : 30 April 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 11 June 2002

PARTIES : Regina - respondent David Mathew Gregory - applicant JUDGMENT OF : Hodgson JA at 1; Levine J at 46; Simpson J at 47

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 948/81 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Shannon DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : Mr. P.G Berman SC for applicant Mr. G. Bellew for Crown SOLICITORS : D.J. Humphreys for applicant Commonwealth DPP for Crown CATCHWORDS : CRIMINAL LAW - PROCEDURE - Appeal - Extension of time - Fresh evidence - Evidence and findings of Police Royal Commission - Whether sufficient - Error in summing up disclosed by later judicial decisions - Considerations relevant to whether extension of time granted. LEGISLATION CITED : Evidence Act 1995 s.106 Application of Moore (2000) 112 ACrimR 331 Ashlin v. Barrett [1988] TasR 113 Carr v The Queen (1988) 165 CLR 314 Davies v. DPP [1954] AC 378 El Asmar v. The Queen (1992) FLR 84 Gallagher v. The Queen (1986) 160 CLR 392 McKinney v The Queen (1990) 171 CLR 468 Piening v Wanless (1968) 117 CLR 498 R v Bartman NSWCCA 30/6/97 R v Beattie (1996) 40 NSWLR 155 R v Black (1993) 179 CLR 44 R v Brehoi [1999] 1 NSWLR 122 R v Doney [2001] NSWCCA 463 R v Hasenkamp NSWCCA 24/2/98 R v Hastins NSWCCA 29/9/97 R v Johns (1999) 100 ACrimR 149 R v Knight [1998] 1NSWLR 583 R v Lawrence (1980) 1 NSWLR 122 CASES CITED: R v Mickelberg WACCA 12/2/99 R v Miller NSWCCA 3/5/96 R v Ramsden (1972) Cr.LR 547 R v Richards NSWCCA 3/4/98 R v Stewart (2001) 52 NSWLR 301 R v Towner (1991) 56 ACrimR 221 R v Unger [1977] 2 NSWLR 990 R v Vastag NSWCCA 20/6/97 R v Ware (1994) 73 ACrimR 17 R v Young [1999] NSWCCA 275 R v. Hemsley NSWCCA 8/12/95 R v. Marsala NSWCCA 31/5/96 R v. Sunderland (1928) 28 SR(NSW) 26 Ratten v The Queen 91974) 131 CLR 510 Re Berkeley [1945] Ch. 1 RPS v The Queen (2000) 199 CLR 620 Victorian Stevedoring & General Contracting Co. Pty.Ltd. v. Dignan (1931) 46 CLR 73 Webb v The Queen (1993) 181 CLR 41 Wilson v The Queen (1992) 174 CLR 313 DECISION : Application for extension of time to appeal dismissed.