R v LAM [2002] NSWCCA 377

Reported Decision : (2002) 135 A Crim R 302

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : R v LAM [2002] NSWCCA 377 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60194 OF 2001 HEARING DATE(S) : 9 September 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 November 2002

REGINA

PARTIES : v

DUNCAN SAK CHEUNG LAM JUDGMENT OF : Levine J at 1; Hidden J at 89; Howie J at 90

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 99/11/0711 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Holt DCJ OFFICER :

P Byrne SC (Appellant) COUNSEL : P J P Power (Crown) G K Walsh (Appellant) SOLICITORS : S E O'Connor (Crown) CATCHWORDS : Criminal Law and Procedure - conspiracy to supply large commercial quantity of heroin - conviction appeal only - evidence of "possession" (of set of keys) - admissibility in circumstances - directions as to possession - search warrants - validity - intercepted telephone calls as basis therefor - "expert" evidence on coded language Evidence Act 1995 LEGISLATION CITED : Search Warrants Act 1985 Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 (Cth) Attorney-General for New South Wales v Stewart (1994) 34 NSWLR 677) Carroll v The Attorney-General for New South Wales (1993) 70 A Crim R 162 Flanagan v Commissioner of the AFP (1996) 60 FCR 149 Love v Attorney-General for NSW (1990) 169 CLR 307 Ousley v R (1997) 148 ALR 510 CASES CITED: Regina v Al Kahair (unreported, NSWCCA, 20 June 1994) Regina v David and Gugea (unreported, NSWCCA, 10 October 1995) Regina v Huynh (unreported, NSWCCA, 13 May 1996) Regina v Khair & Or (unreported, NSWCCA, 20 June 1994) Regina v Markuleski (2001) 52 NSWLR 82 Regina v Van Phanh Huynh (unreported, NSWCCA, 13 May 1996) Vincent v Randall & Anor [1999] NSWSC 833 DECISION : Appeal dismissed