Regina v RCC [2002] NSWCCA 347

Reported Decision : (2002) 133 A Crim R 352

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v RCC [2002] NSWCCA 347 FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60838/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 6 February 2002 JUDGMENT DATE : 25 September 2002

Regina PARTIES : v RCC JUDGMENT OF : Wood CJ at CL at 1; Sully J at 2; Dowd J at 15

LOWER COURT JURISDICTION : District Court LOWER COURT FILE NUMBER(S) : 00/31/0259 LOWER COURT JUDICIAL Kirkham DCJ OFFICER :

COUNSEL : DML Woodburne - Crown AP Cook - Appellant SOLICITORS : SE O'Connor - Crown DJ Humphreys - Appellant CATCHWORDS : Inconsistent verdicts - absence of obvious reason for jury to convict on one and not other counts - danger of compromise and wrongful conviction. Crimes Act 1900 LEGISLATION CITED : Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 Criminal Appeal Act 1912 Evidence Act 1906 (W.A.) M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 Jones v The Queen (1997) 191 CLR 439 R v RAT [2000] 111 A Crim R 360 R v Carbone [2000] NSWCCA 387 CASES CITED: R v Dixon [2001]NSWCCA 39 R v S [2001] NSWCCA 204 R v Markuleski [2001] NSWCCA 290 MacKenzie v The Queen (1996) 190 CLR 348 R v Murray (1987) 11 NSWLR 11 Longman v The Queen (1989) 168 CLR 79 DECISION : (1) The first ground of appeal upheld (2) Appeal allowed (3) Conviction of the appellant upon ground 6 of the indictment be quashed and entered in lieu judgment of acquittal.