Regina v Michael TAYLOR [2003] NSWCCA 194

New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal

CITATION : Regina v Michael TAYLOR [2003] NSWCCA 194 HEARING DATE(S) : 7/7/03 JUDGMENT DATE : 7 November 2003

JUDGMENT OF : Spigelman CJ at 1; Bell J at 2; Miles AJ at 183 DECISION : Appeal against conviction dismissed; Grant leave to appeal against the sentence, but dismiss the appeal

CATCHWORDS : EVIDENCE - unfavourable witness - whether leave should be granted pursuant to s 38 of the Evidence Act in a case in which the witness does not recall the circumstances of making a statement to the police. EVIDENCE - admissibility of solicitor's file note containing instructions from a client as a business record under s 69(2) of the Evidence Act - The exercise of the s 135 discretion to exclude evidence tendered on behalf of an accused in criminal proceedings. CRIMINAL LAW- when proceedings for an offence are instituted for the purposes of the Crimes Self-Defence Amendment Act 2001. Whether re-arraignment on an indictment in all material respects the same as an earlier indictment amounts to the substitution of an indictment for s 20 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) Crimes Amendment Self-Defence Act 2001 (NSW) Criminal Appeal Rules 1952 LEGISLATION CITED : Criminal Legislation Amendment (Sentencing) Act 1999 (NSW) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 (NSW) Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 (NSW) Evidence Act 1995 (NSW) Adam v The Queen (2001) 207 CLR 96 M v The Queen (1984) 181 CLR 487 Mackay v The Queen (1977) 136 CLR 465 Papakosmas v the Queen (1999) 196 CLR 297 Power v The Queen (1973) 131 CLR 623 Regina v Esposito (1998) 45 NSWLR 442 Regina v Fowler [2000] NSWCCA 142 Regina v Glasby (2000) 115 A Crim R 465 CASES CITED : R v Howard (1992) 29 NSWLR 242 R v Lockyer (1996) 89 A Crim R 547 Regina v Kneebone [1999] 47 NSWLR 450 Regina v Lozano (unreported) NSWCCA, 10 June 1997 R v Sepulveda [2003] NSWCCA 131 Regina v Simpson [2001] NSWCCA 534 Regina v Souleyman (1996) 40 NSWLR 712 Regina v Yates [2002] NSWCCA 520 Zecevic v Director of Public Prosecutions (Vic) (1987) 162 CLR 645 PARTIES : Michael Taylor (Appellant) Regina (Respondent) FILE NUMBER(S) : CCA 60098/03 COUNSEL : G Nicholson QC (Appellant) R Hulme SC (Respondent) SOLICITORS : DJ Humphreys (Appellant) SE O'Connor (Respondent)